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A Sense of Place

A Sense of Place



Capturing a sense of place may include journeys to evocative and natural locations but also present ways artists challenge or represent our understanding of sites in urban and industrial settings, often intertwined with the distinctive application of materials.

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Jaden Beard

St Edward's Christian Brothers' College

Sacré

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Jaden Beard

St Edward's Christian Brothers' College

Sacré

Collection of Work

Why do I feel at my best when I am under the sea? Sacré is a representation of my human response to being in the ocean: my connection to the ocean and how it makes me feel mentally and physically. My body of work was designed as an immersive installation, set up on the beach to explore the multi-sensory experience of being by the sea. I chose to call it Sacré because being under water, in this way, is a sacred experience for me. It feels like home, my safe place.
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Sophie Beedham

Caroline Chisholm College

Fibro Abstractions, Richmond

Collection of Work
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Sophie Beedham

Caroline Chisholm College

Fibro Abstractions, Richmond

Collection of Work

My body of work, Fibro Abstractions, Richmond, consists of a large acrylic painting, three multi-plate collagraphs and three small ceramic forms. The work explores the forms, shapes and patterns of fibro houses in a Richmond streetscape, layering strong abstract forms with references to iconic features such as wire screen doors, awnings, verandahs and brickwork. I am interested in modernist abstraction and focused on the unique colours, shapes and textures of these houses’ era. My intent was to express the beauty of our ordinary suburban landscape, which is often overlooked.
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Stephanie Creigh

McCarthy Catholic College

My Country

Painting
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Stephanie Creigh

McCarthy Catholic College

My Country

Painting

In my body of work I explore the sublime qualities of the beauty of Australia. My work is a dynamic blend of representation and exaggeration, where the natural world is expressed through colours that emphasise the need to redefine our relationship with the land. By distorting reality, my intent is to encourage the viewer to appreciate nature’s power and the beauty of the Australian landscape, but also to create a catalyst for imagination and emotion.
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Yu Bi Hwang

Carlingford High School

Bowral, 1861 - 2021

Painting
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Yu Bi Hwang

Carlingford High School

Bowral, 1861 - 2021

Painting

Frequent family weekend trips to towns outside Sydney, like Bowral in the Southern Highlands, awakened my interest in the architectural landscape as I peered through the windows of antique shops and enjoyed the local award-winning pies in the bakery. My body of work explores how towns rich in personality are losing their own colour by the increased development of homogeneous neighbourhoods. By using materials and physical techniques that are used in construction, like plasterboard and insulating foam, my work expresses the idea of gentrification, with a mid-century colour palette of warm tones representing the passage of time and reminiscences.
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Angela Wooden

Toongabbie Christian College

Suburban Astronomy

Painting
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Angela Wooden

Toongabbie Christian College

Suburban Astronomy

Painting

My body of work was inspired by noticing the absence of visible stars in my environment and how this turns the gaze to the horizon, where street lights shine. This long stretch of continuous lights is represented in the length of my work. The details and placement of the lights are purposeful expressions of the reference photos I took.
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Mathias Decker

Edmund Rice College

Aegaeon (God of Storms)

Photomedia
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Mathias Decker

Edmund Rice College

Aegaeon (God of Storms)

Photomedia

Growing up between the Pacific Ocean and the Illawarra bush I have been able to explore the natural world we live in. This inspired me to express the particular qualities of my environment. I love the challenge of finding the unique forms in water that many people don’t get to experience in a lifetime. The ocean presents an array of different moods that can be personified, depending on your understanding of its tactile energy. Through my knowledge and experiences of the ocean my body of work represents these moods to my audience, sharing my experience of the sublime.
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Chloe Tallis

Ascham School

Societate Concretă

Photomedia
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Chloe Tallis

Ascham School

Societate Concretă

Photomedia

My body of work examines the unappreciated beauty of concrete. Its sturdy, durable and resistant properties have resulted in its endurance as a mainstay of infrastructure since Ancient Roman times. This work has heightened my gratitude for the beneficial qualities of the macro-elements of modern infrastructure that provide the foundations for our diverse society.
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Shayla Sanna

Narara Valley High School

Which box fits you?

Printmaking
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Shayla Sanna

Narara Valley High School

Which box fits you?

Printmaking

To ‘fit in’ means to belong or conform to something. My body of work uses printmaking to explore how individuals modify themselves to be accepted by societal norms. The cardboard boxes used as the base for my printmaking represent how individuals conform with society’s norms to ‘fit into’ set social standards. My work challenges this conformity as the buildings are not made to fit into the boxes – the boxes are made to suit the buildings.