Exhibited
2008: Johnston Gallery, Mosman Park WA
2008: Stills Gallery, Paddington NSW
2008: Hugo Michell Gallery, Beulah Park SA

This work presents a number of artificial habitats for animals. These purpose built spaces are found in zoos, shows and aquariums around the world. The inhabitants of these spaces are absent and so we are left to ponder what animal may reside there. As more natural habitat is destroyed, these simulated environments may be the only way that we can engage with other animal species of the natural world in the future.

The images Habitat #1, #2, #3, #8, #10, and #12 are also available in a larger print size of 98 x 77 cm, each in a limited edition of six.

Bibliography

Dan Rule, "Around the galleries", The Age, Melbourne, 24 Oct 2009, section A2, p 18. [PDF 66 kb]

Jennifer Leahy and Vincent Watson, "I think I shall never see a billboard as lovely as a tree", exhibition catalogue, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, 2009. ISBN:978-1-921437-106

Kent Buchanan, "Image, Captured", exhibition catalogue for In Captivity, Dubbo Regional Gallery, 2008 [PDF 287 kb]