A Simple Rain featured in The West Australian
WritingWA recommends… Together, Vivienne Glance’s abstract, evocative short poems and Perdita Phillips’ equally evocative photographs create a shifting, unfolding narrative of the connection between place and mind. The photographs, taken at the moraine of a glacier, present a zone where the immutable grandeur of the environment might make the transience of human existence acceptable. As […]
Nigel Heyler’s CrayVox
Lethologica Press are currently most taken with artist Nigel Heyler’s CrayVox. Existing as an atlas-cookbook, the book evocatively charts time spent last year by the artist deep amidst the briny fishing world of the Houtman Abrohlos Islands. Nigel’s explorations of the Islands emerge in beautifully rendered maps, paired with local crayfish recipes and Chinese calligraphy. […]
James Kerr: Journey and Monofreo
James Kerr contributed two books to the Western Australian Photobook Survey. In 2008 James Kerr travelled to Thailand and the UK to re-connect with his origins. Primarily a journey to visit the town of his birth in Yorkshire, which he had not seen since leaving as a very young child, his visit took him to […]
Contradiction Press and Sean Morris: Is this bioart?
Contradiction Press‘ Is this bioart? Dedicated to junk dna and scholarship features the distinctive illustrations of Sean Morris combined with the acerbically jolly wit of the anonymous artlover: The quest of the art student/art historian/curator/art theorist/artist trying to define a genre of art which has over recent years become ubiquitous within academia and sections of […]
Coral Carter: KALGOORLIE KALGOORLIE KALGOORLIE KALGOORLIE and Kalgoorlie 2010
Coral Carter is well known for her active association with Mulla Mulla Press but she also has an intensive photographic practice concerned with the everyday environment that she lives in. She produced two books for the Western Australian Photographic Book Survey. Kalgoorlie 2010 is a self produced/self published wire bound book of 51 ink jet […]
Sam Harris featured in takefive
Sam Harris was featured in The West Australian‘s takefive column in the Weekend Magazine 31 March: I am happiest when … I have enough time to photograph whatever I want. When all the elements come together and I’m in “the zone” Click to see more of his Western Australian Photobook Survey entry, Postcards from Home. […]
In the Beginning shortlisted in the Landscape category of the Momento Pro book awards
Dianne and Kathryn Soupandavong’s In the Beginning has been announced as 1 of 5 finalists for the Landscape section of the Momento Pro book awards in Sydney. The Photobook of the Year Awards Exhibition will open on 7 May 2012 at the Momento Pro showroom during the Head On Photo Festival. Winners will be announced […]
Half price display cases — express your interest ASAP
SNAP UP A BARGAIN BEFORE THEY ARE SNAPPED IN HALF! Two display cases available for pick-up OR delivery to your door (at minimum charge in the metropolitan area) on this MONDAY 12 March big one 1600 x 800 x 500 mm high = $609 GST inc small one 800 x 800 x 500 mm high […]
An afternoon of words and art
The conversation was flowing within the airy rooms of Perth Centre for Photography, during our Artist’s Talk afternoon on Saturday 3 March. We chatted about the experiences and lessons learned, from collaboratively making books for the Art/Text/Clearinghouse Project and the Western Australian Photographic Book Survey. A number of poets read from their books – Liana […]
Artist’s talks Saturday 3 March 2:00 to 3:30pm
Please join us for artists’ talks and poetry readings in an informal atmosphere as part of the Art/Text/Clearinghouse Project + Western Australian Photographic Book Survey. A number of artists/writers/poets/photographers will be in attendance. We will be reflecting on what we have achieved, what we have learnt about different methods of book publishing and the potential […]
the opening night (before it got busy!) 8 February 2012
Here are some shots of the Art/Text/Clearinghouse Project + Western Australian Photographic Book Exhibitions opening at Perth Centre for Photography’s new gallery at 100 Aberdeen Street. It was a massive night. All images courtesy of James Kerr Photography http://www.monofreophoto.com/
Mark Parfitt, Jamie Macchiusi and Gemma Weston: Anyday Now
Anyday Now is a collaboration between artist Mark Parfitt, designer Jamie Macchiusi and writer Gemma Weston featured in the Art/Text Clearinghouse Project. A graphically designed A5 folder houses four small books of critical and creative writing, written in response to selected visual diary images of drawing, collage and photography. The bookwork traces Parfitt’s visual journalling […]