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August 14, 2011
An Australian photographer featured in in the core programme of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2011 is John Gollings, a photographer specialising in the built environment and architectural photography.
The work being exhibited is ‘Bushfire Aerials’--which are representations of landscapes burnt by fire:
John Gollings, Untitled, Victoria, 2009
These works are an abstract yet real depiction of the devastation that the Victorian bushfires in 2009, known as Black Saturday. Taken from a helicopter they represent a forest re-composed to arid dots and strokes, the exposed tracks and roads of the footprint of human beings.
John Gollings, Untitled, Victoria, 2009
He has taught the use of large format cameras, and lectured on architecture and advertising photography at Prahran College, Melbourne and Sydney universities and Philip Institute amongst others. Recently more time has been spent on longer term projects with academic or cultural significance for books, exhibitions and fine prints.
Now and When Australian Urbanism consists of Now, a 3D photographic study from a helicopter of the existing Australian urban condition by Gollings and When, a speculation into the evolution of this unique continent’s cities in the future by various architects.
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Gary first congrats on being in the main bill at Ballarat, John Gollings is a Melbourne mate of ours - he is one of Australia's leading architectural photographers but is interested in many other things - typography beng another like we share . . .
Cheers!
mal E + Bh