Art of Awareness Exhibition

Small Planet of The Cairns Institute, 2013

I delivered some of my photography this week for the 'Art of Awareness' exhibition which is part of the annual Sustainability Symposium at James Cook University.  The exhibition is being installed in the beautiful new Cairns Institute building which was finished late last year and is a work of art in itself.

More about the exhibition after the break...

Each of the images I had printed with a matte finish on 300gsm paper in A3 size and the first time I had seen any of my images printed at that size.  Previously the largest size I had seen them in was when I had many of them printed in 8" x 10" size for an exhibition last year.  I've added the descriptions used in the show.

'Growing up in Cairns has given me a deep love of the natural beauty of the rainforest and tropics that I have attempted to capture with this series of images.'

Image #1
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: This image is of a Hibiscus flower (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) also known as the ‘China Rose’ which is a tropical plant native to East Asia. It is a common garden plant here in Queensland and a favourite of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds for it’s nectar. This image was captured in Kuranda.

Image #2:
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: An unknown flower captured on a photowalk in the beautiful Cairns Botanical Gardens during springtime. The light in this image feels perfect to help illustrate how delicate and ephemeral the petals were.

Image #3
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: This image is of a Pink Frangipani (Plumeria) a lovely variation to the common white and yellow variety found in abundance around Queensland. It’s deceptive scent attracts moths to pollinate but does not provide any nectar in return. Taken in always beautiful Kuranda.

Image #4:
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: This image is of a Beach Spider Lily flower (Hymenocallis Littoralis) which is a tropical plant native to Southern Mexico and Central America. It is also a common garden plant here in Queensland and also quite a challenge to photograph.

Image #5:
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: This image is of a Beach Spider Lily flower (Hymenocallis Littoralis) which is a tropical plant native to Southern Mexico and Central America. It is a common garden plant here in Queensland and also quite a challenge to photograph.

Image #6
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2009

Description of work: This is an example of reflection photography, taken after a sun-shower on the windscreen of the car on the trip that brought me back home to Cairns after a couple of years in Melbourne. Created to invoke the refreshing atmosphere after moonsoonal rain which dissipates the very often muggy build-up.

Image #7
Medium: Digital Photography
Date: 2010

Description of work: This is a sun drenched flower of a new variety of Hibiscus called the ‘El Capitolio Sport’. Taken because it’s strange flower caught my eye on a photowalk in a park in Forest Gardens, Cairns.



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#1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis
#2 www.facebook.com/CairnsBotanicGardens
#3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumeria
#4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis_littoralis
#5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenocallis_littoralis
#6 www.blurb.com/b/3810488-vivlio
#7 www.au.gardenweb.com/forums/load/gallery/msg0409332821563.html

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