Lee Wilkes : Low Pressure (Closing In)

Lee Wilkes!

Low Pressure (Closing In)!

9 September – 3 October 2015!

Low Pressure (Closing In) ! !

We often forget that our natural world exists in an endless state of evolution and transformation. While human beings are also a creation of the natural world, we tend to exude an arrogant superiority over our environment. That is, until we encounter nature’s true and unpredictable power.

As Queenslanders, we are repeatedly reminded of nature’s overwhelming beauty and punishing authority, particularly during the summer months. In November of 2014 an unprecedented superstorm hit South Brisbane. This extraordinary and unforeseen storm cell caused severe damage to thousands of homes with many yet to be repaired, over ten months later.

With the subject of this series being one of the most recognisable features of the Queenslander home, the work documents a journey through the contrasting beauty and dramatic ferocity of summer in South East Queensland.

Lee Wilkes 2015

Yellow Pocahontas (Heroine), 2015 Archival inkjet print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450 !

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Pulled to the Corners (Fortitude), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450

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33°C × 360° (Denham St), 2015 Archival inkjet print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450 !

Fine Lines of a Faithful Mirror (Sunrise), 2015 Archival inkjet print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450

Sensory (You’ll Notice the Birds First), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450 !

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Teardrop on the Fire (Sunset), 2015 Archival inkjet print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450

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Reminding Me of When We Were Kids (Biarra St), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450 !

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Propelled (Ridges in the Forecast), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450

Straight Down (Fortify), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450 !

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Transformation (Darwinian), 2015 Gelatin silver print with sand textured laminate on archival paper 43.5cm x 43.5cm (Framed) $450

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Lee Wilkes’ work is inspired by a deep emotional response to the natural world.

Nature is continually shifting and evolving, which is why representing motion in his photographic work is of utmost importance to him. The photographs are created not using digital software, but by physically moving the camera as the picture is taken. This connects the mechanical, photographic process to nature’s majestic and powerful movements. This technique allows the subject to form it’s own expression, transforming it away from the preconceived and into the realms of imagination.

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