Foundation Stone
'Control Tower'
Foundation Stone examines the constant state of flux within and between two
distinct sections of the Yarra River: Yarra Bend Park and
Docklands.
It was exhibited at 'first site' gallery in Melbourne in 2005. Thanks to the following organisations for their
involvement and support: 'first site', Bond Imaging; The Big Issue; Fed Square; Rathdowne Cellars; 3CR.
February 8, 2005
From the relatively chaotic wildlands of the inner city’s Yarra Bend Park to the ordered lines and shapes of the Docklands precinct, the Yarra River has acted as the lifeblood for both the natural landscape and for the establishment of the city of Melbourne over a century ago.
Yet within these two areas there exists a constant struggle – man-made intrusions
in the native parkland and natural reclamation in the industrial setting, where
corrosion, erosion and the seeds of change gain a root-hold amongst the cracks
and crevices that develop over time.
Foundation Stone examines the inherent beauty and constant state of flux that
exists between the natural and human worlds within and between two distinct
Yarra River locations: Yarra Bend Park and Docklands. It highlights the
ongoing
cycle
in which humans use the natural landscape as a building block to a constructed
existence which in turn is reclaimed by natural forces before again being ‘made-over’
in human terms.
...Thanks for coming.
Charlie