600 ~ Technology
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Double exposure experiment – Kodak Box Brownie ii
I picked up the Kodak Box Brownie ii during the pandemic between lockdowns. Seeking to reconnect with the slow process of analogue photography, it took my gaze as I window-shopped on a local walk. Taking it slow and working with strictly defined limits suited my new understanding of time. Deep focus on my very local…
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Pinhole photography with a Pinsta Camera
The Pinsta pinhole camera is incredibly fun to take on adventures. You shoot and develop in-camera. Each photo is dependent upon a number of variables and in particular light conditions that can affect the time needed for exposure. Early experiments are captured in the following images.
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Escape with Baby Guerilla
The solo exhibition opens Friday March 1, 6-8pm Post Industrial Design, 238 Barkly Street Footscray. details are available on the facebook pageย Post Industrial Design The street art of Baby Guerilla is always inspiring. Not only is it stunning, the scale and placement of the pasteups always leave me in wonder. This is a quick post…
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Outback Colours
Over a six week period I have been on the road across three eastern states of Australia and the Australian Captital Territory. During this time I did not blog and arriving back to Melbourne just over a week ago has presented a challenge of catching up before my studies commence in March. Often my internet…
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ROA in Melbourne: a personal appreciation
I find the work of the artist ROA quite inspiring and have enjoyed being exposed to his artwork on the international streets as shared via social media such as Instagram that can be viewed at #roa. You can also view ROA artwork here. Whilst I marvel at the amazing murals and beautiful depictions of animals,…
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Evolving Street Art: Be Free
Having grown up in Sydney’s innerwest during the 1970’s and 1980’s, I was privy to the developing graffiti scene around me. Initially, it was tags around train stations, on trains and around the industrial areas that were experiencing a decline. I lived up the road from the Pye Television factory during my childhood. This was…
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Building Libraries ~ A Celebration
Last week was the opening of the Boyd Library and community facility in Southbank. This building is an old school site of a Girls High School that was shut down during lean times in the 1990’s. At that time the demographics of the city were markedly different to what they are now. In the last…
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When a library is hit by a yarn storm…
Once upon a time a yarn storm hit the suburb of Coburg in Melbourne resulting in Victoria street mall being adorned with yarn bombs everywhere. Such a pleasure to walk through the mall and observe the tactile interaction of passers by. It is difficult to not smile and feel fuzzy. It was interesting to observe…
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