Featured photograph is by Conny Harris, with Elizabeth Perey. The first thing I saw was a scarf. Or rather, a photograph of one, delicate, exquisitely patterned, with a graceful drape that could only have been silk. It was lifting in a breeze, the corners held proudly and tenderly by a woman. Weirdly, she seemed... Continue Reading →
Faridah Cameron speaks eloquently about her work and the myriad influences behind it. Her motivations are complex and profound.
Koroluk-Stephenson’s work is a confrontation between the realistic and the artificial. Her landscapes appear familiar, and yet there is a sense of a deeper meaning that vanishes as we try to grasp it. This is the experience of dreams.
Dilapidated buildings and haunted atmosphere — the old Hobart Gaol and Penitentiary Chapel site.
Because of a generous gift and a decaying floor, a wonderful discovery is made.
In Knowood's diary, buried among reports of weather and hunting and ham, there is something dramatic and historically significant. Can you see it?
Hobart's old newspapers are a wealth of curious stories which, told in the ornate style of the time, bring the past to life.
In rituals, "relationships are suspended, and everyday life is turned upside-down. They become a temporary world apart." Professor Adrian Franklin, The Making of MONA.
There is a proposal to build an Eden Project, in Hobart. It would be a science centre and art installation, incorporating bio-domes with an Antarctic theme.
Tasmania Stories 