I was moved by the comments of the Korean Ambassador, as he spoke passionately about the profound effect of the Korean War. He talked about how people from all around the world came to a country they hardly knew existed, and for their efforts, the people of Korea remain grateful. I was the opening of [...]
I'm not sure what it says about me, but I found the photographs of animals far more compelling than those of humans. I'm talking about the World Press Photography exhibition, currently showing at the State Library of NSW. The annual exhibition often features photographs of people in desperate situations around the world, fighting wars, living [...]
I really love the notes which accompany the video work, "Billenium Waves", by the artist, Tang Nannan, "Waves are the mountains of the sea" he says "and mountains are the waves of the land. They just rise and fall at different rates". How cool is that? It's one of three favourite works of mine in [...]
I haven’t visited as many galleries on this trip as I’d planned. Before coming I did a fair bit of research about some of the contemporary galleries of Stockholm, and had copious notes, but really only ended up visiting one. Magasin III is a contemporary art space located in what seem like, largely, an industrial [...]
As I'm in the midst of helping a family member move their website from something created in the 1990s using a form of software no longer supported to WordPress, I've reflected on some of my own previous website incarnations. I've decided it was time to backup/move over the website for Hawkesbury One, an art collective [...]
If, like me, you're from Lismore (Northern NSW Australia), there's a good chance you'll know, or have met someone with the surname Olley. There were Olleys across the road from near where my Aunty Joanie lived. There was an Olley in our year at high school. If fact, there were quite a few members of [...]
