History's debris (and other things you forgot and I tried not to remember)

This work was developed for an exhibition held at the Australian Centre for Photography in 2006 and curated by Bec Dean. The image printed on to the fabric was taken from an historic image of the landscape after the 19th century volcanic eruption at Lake Tarawera in New Zealand. This image shows the desolation of this once lush landscape, which would later become the site of my Father's holiday home almost 100 years later. This sombre work was made in response to my father's death. The eruption which destroyed this landscape and buried surrounding villages as people slept was used as a metaphor for the circumstances of my Father's death. A crude sound recording of a child's metal spinning top accompanies the work.
History's debris (and other things you forget and I tried not to remember) is held in a private collection.