photographic works 2002-2003

These images are a selection of photographs from 2002 until 2003 that resulted from a Australia Council residency in Tokyo. Since this time I have used the process of photography as one of the main starting points of my creative process. Sometimes these images are developed into larger scale installations and sometimes they remain as photographic images. often the two aspects of my practice run parallel through the same research. These images taken in Japan and later edited and focused explore two parallel projects - Concepts on the Verge of Collapse 2002/03 comprising of 16 photographs that examined the structures of homeless people across Japan and specifically in Tokyo and Floating 2002 (not shown here) that documented the mirrors strewn across the busy streets of Japan in the absence of traffic lights. I think the odd position I took as artist/observer without language and normal ways of engaging in the economy is reflected in these works. They are really significant to me as they mark a turning point in my practice from a formalist sculptural practice into a more conceptually driven multi-media practice.