Art, Underneath the Surface #02

“Stranded” by Dylan Coombe

I am so happy to present this artist and his latest body of photography. As the Gallery director for ArtSHINE Gallery in Chippendale, I am able to see works prior to anyone else and Dylan Coombe’s latest photography was love at first sight. His photography took me back home (New Caledonia), the wind, the land, the smell.. a great experience for me and from the questions asked on the official opening at the ArtSHINE gallery on Saturday 16th May… I was not the only one who had a deep connection to those “stranded” nature landscape.

Dylan Coombe is an emerging Australian photographer currently exploring both ephemeral and enduring elements in nature both in their relationship to each other and individually. Utilising a range of photographic equipment & mediums in both analogue and digital formats, Dylan will often combine or re-engineer cameras or equipment for alternate photographic purposes.

Dylan has been travelling to LA to present his series Folium and despite the jet lag was pleased to present and explain his body of work “Stranded”. If I had to describe Dylan in 5 words, I would utterly say: charming, caring, witty, brilliant, methodic.

The series of photos are a statement to nature and in Dylan own words about Stranded: “An exploration of ephemeral forces and enduring figures in nature. Chronological & geographically ambiguous compositions challenge a response to the inherent emotion of the photographic image.”

The series were taken at various locations close to Dylan’s home in The Riverland in South Australia. The Riverland is a group of towns situated on the Murray River, around 30km from the SA-VIC border.

Stranded is an ongoing series and Dylan will be looking to explore other locations for new subjects in the future… so stay tuned for more.

If you are in Sydney, his body of works are part of the Head on Photo Festival 2015 at the ArtSHINE Gallery in Chippendale until the 31st May 2015.

Stranded II © Dylan Coombe	Stranded IV © Dylan Coombe
Stranded V © Dylan Coombe	Stranded VI © Dylan Coombe
Stranded VII © Dylan Coombe	Stranded VIII © Dylan Coombe

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