Winner Photo-media Dylan Smyth
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| Harbour by Dylan Smyth |
What did
winning a prize at NEAP mean to you?
Winning
the photo-media section of NEAP means further recognition and a chance to more
broadly share my work in the local area. The prize money is also of great help
as I am investing it in framing and printing for some of my future projects.
What is
the winning work about?
I think
of my entry as a snapshot of life in Newcastle as it is today.
To me the
image represents the tensions and competing interests between Newcastle's
traditional industries and it's more recent urban renewal. The image is taken
from Honeysuckle which today is an area of recreation and leisure but was
previously a part of the working port. It looks towards the grain silos and working
docks of Carrington. I see the ship which is moving through the scene as a kind
of representation of modern progress i.e. moving forward. Of course it's also a
bloody big ship. Visually it's saying hey we are here (we being industry) and
we aren't going anywhere. The tugboats always fascinate me as well, that tether
between ship and tug, plus the disturbed water between ship and tug shows such
a fascinating visual tension.
What
medium, processes and techniques did you use?
This
image is shot on a 35mm film camera. Photographing the harbour and city is an
ongoing process for me; I shoot it from all sides, even from a kayak at times.
I've photographed countless ships from many viewpoints. The day I took this
image I was commuting to work along the foreshore and as I noticed the ship I
quickly found a viewpoint and arranged the image. It was one of those rare but
amazing times when an image falls into place as the lady in the foreground
began to walk into the area where I was.
What is
ahead in the next twelve months?
I have a
lot of things happening actually. I've very recently started selling more of my
works online so preparing that has taken a bit of my time recently. Shortly I
will be launching a new book project following up from my previous 2hrsnorth
project which photographed all the suburbs of Newcastle. I'm also working on a
project documenting suburban architecture and finally I'm preparing work for an
exhibition at Photoaccess in Canberra which involves lots of work building and
photographing models. That work is a dialogue about photography and the
processes behind image-making which are not always evident. So I'm obviously
super busy and really looking forward to those different projects hitting the
public space in the coming months.
Contact Dylan at:
Website: www.dylansmyth.com
Online
store: http://2hrsnorth.tictail.com
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/smythdylan
_________________________________Winner Works on Paper Libby Eckersley
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| Libby with her winning work 1M 2.1.1 |
What did
winning a prize at NEAP mean to you?
Winning
the prize for 'Works on Paper' was a huge encouragement. Making art is a
process so often filled with doubt. Doubt, not just in terms of what you are
doing, but about the amount of time you spend doing it. The support awards like
NEAP provides, boosts morale and provides important feedback about the
reception of your work.
What is
the winning work about?
I use
drawing and print media to order thought and drive the creative process. The
work, in a sense, is about the quality of thought material thinking
provides.
What
medium, processes and techniques did you use?
The work
is a screen print of a drawing, of a photo, taken of a prior artwork called Information
Mutations, 2015. For that piece, I cut and plaited strips of newspaper into
long strands. The practice is process driven, and takes advantage of the
ruptures that occur from one medium to the next.
What is
ahead in the next twelve months?
The next twelve
months will see me immersed in my PhD candidature. I will undertake further
making, reading and writing on processes of this kind.
email Libby.Eckersley@hotmail.com
website: www.libbyeckersley.com
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