Matthew Butler

2012-02-20T17:23:00.001+11:00

The Jewellery Makers

Phoebe Porter
Katheryn Leopoldseder

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2011-11-22T20:24:00.001+11:00

The Wedding Horses, India, 2011.

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2011-10-15T22:01:00.001+11:00

A Space for Meditation

Lotus Temple, Built 1986, Delhi India. Architect: Fariburz Sahba.

2011-10-14T13:57:00.000+11:00

Fish Traps. A Visual Study of Cambodia.

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2011-10-12T00:27:00.000+11:00

Hyperarchitecture

A study of the Singapore Art and Science Museum designed by Architect Moche Safdie.

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2011-08-18T13:38:00.011+10:00

Teenage Riot

The Full Moon Party on the island of Koh Panghan, Thailand is a back packer's rites of passage. The new dangerous practice of 'Fire Limbo' is performed just before sunrise following a night of drinking mixed spirits literally by the bucket. A nearby medical center is on call to treat the injuries, thankfully this guy was OK.

2011-04-20T20:00:00.033+10:00

Someplace Somewhere (in South East Asia)

2011-03-23T14:50:00.006+11:00

Shadow Ghosts

The Cambodian Buddhist festival, Pchum Ben, ‘Ancestors Day’ in late September is a time to give food to the hungry ghosts of deceased relatives. At dawn rice is thrown into the shadows of temples where the ghosts hide, waiting for their journey into the next life. During the 5 day festival most Cambodians in this family centered culture return to their home provinces to honor their ancestors and to spend time with their living relatives.

2011-03-23T14:10:00.019+11:00

Hiroshima House

Architect: Osamu Ishiyama, Japan. Completed 2006.

Location: Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

In 2006 the citizens of Hiroshima donated this temple to the people of Cambodia as a dignified show of support and empathy for fellow victims of conflict. The tradition of a ‘Hiroshima House’ was started by American peace activist Dr. Floyd Schmoe when he rebuilt several houses in Hiroshima after his country’s 1945 bombardment of the Japanese city. Japanese Architect Osamu Ishiyama chose an austere design using common Cambodian materials and construction methods that includes a cast concrete framework filled with hand made local red clay bricks and a floor of terracotta tiles. The upward journey through a light filled atrium includes traversing a central hanging stairway to the roof top where sunlight and breezes are captured from the nearby Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers. The atrium is supported by a forest of mysteriously angled concrete columns based on the ruins of Hiroshima and the layered striped outer walls represent resilience, rebuilding and support. Hiroshima House is a spiritual Buddhist humanitarian retreat housing a library of illustrated Japanese children’s books, a primary school and free accommodation for university students from the country side.

2010-12-09T19:36:00.028+11:00

Spaces for Creativity and Imagination

Tony Kenway Hand Crafted Furniture

Cone 11 Ceramics Artists

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2010-12-08T23:00:00.000+11:00

Petrol at City Prices

This photographic collage explores the shifting dynamics of cultural identity between city and country. Authentic hand painted petrol station signs such as these are disappearing from Australian country roadsides to be replaced by the standardized signage of branded franchises. The social and environmental pressure that such urbanized development is placing on rural towns is endemic both in Australia and internationally.

2010-12-08T18:07:00.000+11:00

Home Movie

Stills taken with an 8mm movie camera bought at Camberwell flea market. Includes 'projector burn'.

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