guarded

2009, obscura gallery, EAST ST KILDA, VIC
2008, chapman & bailey gallery, ABBOTSFORD, VIC

The gothic gryphon, integral to the iconic NYC Sherry-Netherlands building, became my whimsical muse. According to legend these mythical creatures, with the wings of an eagle and the head and claws of a lion, guarded the treasures and riches of ancient peoples high in their eyries. My photographs from visits to NYC over a ten year span, pre and post 9/11, address the challenges of big-city living. Feelings of vulnerability, dislocation and claustrophobia mingle with the seductiveness that both photography and New York City engender.

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Double Gazing, 63.5 x 120cm

 
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Skating, 164.3 x 110cm

 
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Open Window, Type C print, 150 x 124cm

 
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Double Glazing 1 - 6, 65 x 81cm

 
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Double Glazing 1 - 6, 65 x 96cm

 
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Double Glazing 1 - 6, 40 x 60cm

 
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Double Glazing 1 - 6, 40 x 60cm

 
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Double Glazing 1 - 6, 50 x 61cm

 
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Skyscraping, 60 x 68cm

 
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Tilted 3 - 5, 3 panels 60 x 88cm each

 
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Tilted 1 & 2, 2 panels 150 x 45cm each

 
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Tilted, 60 x 89cm

 

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