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Documenting a mood

With my images I tried to capture a specific mood, a feeling, the sublime, an apocalyptical atmosphere of desolation and yet beauty.

My work broaches the issue of human kind with nature, and vise versa nature with human kind. While my images don’t feature humans themselves, they are coined by human presence represented through the silhouettes of buildings reaching in the sky, cutting in to the view of the sky, majestic and powerful.

But with natures presence through spectacular colors and beauty, the human made is being met with a power that is just as strong, maybe even stronger.

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Discovering some darker states of sunset and some more reflections

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Inspired by works from painters like Casper David Friedrich and John Atkinson Grimshaw, and photographers like Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Darren Almond and Dan Holdsworth, I went out around sunset a couple of time to try and capture some more of this mood.

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Searching for silhouettes in late winter days, I happened to be in Chippendale around dusk. I found that the silhouettes worked much better contrasted to the colorful skies of sunset.

Really liking the mood I captured in this images, the dramatic, but beautiful. I decided to make capturing this mood would be the theme of my project.

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Wandering the streets of Chippendale I found myself drawn to details, reflections, and silhouettes.

Not really sure where this project is going to take me, but I enjoy shooting in color, and am interested in the changes that happen in Chippendale, with all its construction sites.

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These are my most recent photographs, illustrating the influence photographer has over image. ‘Truth’ is an illusion, but is clung to. Documenting is no more than photography.

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Danni

The suburb of Chippendale to me, represents two polar opposite aspects of the city, both of which I thoroughly enjoy. The residential, inhabited and seemingly secluded areas, containing endless stories of a formerly decrepit and shady part of Sydney. This part of Chippendale was so interesting to explore in the afternoon sun. I heard a story from a resident of a group of around 3 houses in a row, they were like a huge family and whenever one would want to have some drinks or just laze about, there would be 9 or 10 people willing to join in. The terrace housing, speaks inevitably of close knit relationships and friendly chats with drinks in the evening. “I didn’t know a place like this existed so close to the city, I want to live in here.” Just the atmosphere draws people near, and the people just add to the appeal.

This place breathes community and despite its inner-city position, was a small oasis within chaos. On the flip side there is a completely new Chippendale, with relics not to be forgotten of past life, but never the less, its a new Chippendale. The crisp shiny new side of chippendale casts a harsher shadow on the suburb as a whole, while there is undoubtedly that vibe of homely warmth, something sharper and taller separates the explorer from what she’s exploring.Though the people are inevitably further out of reach, they are in no way less willing to share. I heard a story from two young gentlemen living in one of the tallest buildings in all of chippendale, they spoke of the lazy afternoons sitting out on the grass, listening to live music and making friends from all kinds of places.

"I could imagine living there, it would be so convenient and fun! Everyone knows each other, I’m sure of it!" The buildings are higher and the living is further away. Although, the afternoon sun does not discriminate and bounces off each shiny surface illuminating the day just as it always has.

The place inexplicably combines two worlds, with jagged integration of the old town locals and the new high-rise new comers. Grab a drink and come and sit down, there’s room for everyone.

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so leave it all // 1

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high above the streets and far away from trouble, the windows allow a peek into what your busy day at work could have been. but your day involved a hustle and bustle and rushing around, with only one thing thats left in your mind; relax, put your legs up, go find your oasis // 1

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Mikey Reflection

When I first began this project i approached it with a fairly sterile view of Chippendale and decided to go and try and shoot a nice roll of the geometry and aesthetic value of the streets of Chippendale. But as I though about it more consistently I decided that Chippendale for me wasn’t just a developing suburb on the edge of the City but it was more so a meeting/crossing point for myself and a bunch of friends as such I decided to pursue a more personal project within the pubs, streets and houses of Chippendale. The photographic process itself was all shot on film, I started with portra 160 but as I moved towards a grittier subject matter I moved onto some Kodak gold and shot with a few different point and shoots with a lot of flash in an attempt to push into these situations and create a cold isolated environment what was a very personal space. The only issues I came into with this particular process were mechanical faults with one of my cameras that led to a few blurry rolls which led to a period of a few weeks where I was more focused on finding a camera that worked/shooting test rolls than actually focusing on shooting decent photographs.

I drew inspiration from multiple sources some of the most prominent being Larry Clarke and his eye opening work within the 1995 Film Kids, and also the still work which was taken during the production of the Film. Conceptually I think this grounded my work into a similar mindset of a group of Kids escaping worlds. I was also influenced aesthetic by numerous 35mm photographers including Michael Danischewski who utilizes cheap often expired film alongside point and shoot cameras to create a particularly unique and somewhat nostalgic atmosphere.

The most successful shots in my opinion were the more candid ones as well as the ones devoid of any identity, ie just hands, glasses, legs etc I feel that they represented situations much more openly and beckoned responders to ask questions about the photographs, What was going on? Who are these people? In that way I hope that my photographs tell my own story of sorts just as Judith Beveridge did in her poem “The Streets of Chippendale”.

Overall I have found this to be a very interesting project and have viewed it as a mirror of sorts into both my own friends and my own social habits. Although I may have not found anything new or exciting within Chippendale I certainly think I have created something interesting within it of which responders can appreciate or at least be marginally inclined to take a second look over my photographs.

and it shines on everything // 2

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The initial approach for this project in many cases began with a walk around the suburb, followed by some simple street photography. Aesthetic geometric shapes, rusted objects, side road trash and old terrace houses are some of the many cliches of the rapidly changing suburb, Chippendale. For a suburb undergoing heavy construction it seemed obvious to me; capture the slowly fading architectural characteristics while present. The eccentric personality of Chippendale was mainly distinguished by the idiosyncratic residents. This sense of individualism is what sets the suburb and its inhabitants apart. However, the idea of focusing on people to comment on the nature of Chippendale seemed trite. Accordingly, I stayed clear of that idea and leaned closer to the more symbolic industrial past of Chippendale. In the course of my first walk around Chippendale, I was conscious of the universal theme of our group which was ‘yellow’. When reviewing the images, I found a couple things that had caught my eye, shutter doors and old buildings. Unsure of what I wanted to accomplish exactly, I set out again with a 35mm film camera and some ilford HP4. This shoot made me aware that Chippendale in black and white looked different to my colour photos. In a sense, the industrial past of Chippendale was further accentuated by the constraint of colour.

With the heavy construction around the Central Park precinct and the aim of the project to communicate the nature of the area, I felt drawn to retaining the remaining ‘Chippendale’ whilst it lasted. I have the impression that the suburb is limited, with the amount of rapid development. Limited as in the time it has left. The terrace houses will never go down, the old factories, possibly, however the nature of Chippendale is definitely changing. This nature is comprised of secluded areas, night life and communal and welcoming spirits. This change in nature, has an inextricable link to the development as the city appears to be absorbing Chippendale transforming the quiet streets into high rise apartments and commercial areas.

Gabriele Bascilico and the work of Thomas Struth were my innovators for this project, as they are able to retain the industrial centers of many European cities and New York. Bascilico’s work is a documentation of the apartment blocks and factories as he delves into the industrial past of the cities. As a result, I closely related my idea around Bascilico’s projects. Although the compositional aspect of my images are different I aimed at pursuing the overall idea. The small details such as; doors, steps, rail lines, and old factory buildings bear a resemblance of abandonment, ultimately building up the conception for a once industrial Chippendale.

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but the afternoon sun does not discriminate // 2

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