Exhibition mail out invitation flyer to Dissociation Photographic Exhibition, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Applecross 12 April 2015

Canning River Photographs

Dissociation photographic exhibition of the Canning River Regional Park, Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery, Applecross 2015

Dissociation Exhibition

Goolugatup Heathote Gallery 2015

Dissociation is an exhibition of Canning River Photographs. It is a continuation of a longer-term project observing and exploring the general subject of the Canning River Regional Park in all its seasons and states.

This solo exhibition of silver gelatin prints, all of which have been printed by me in my darkroom, builds upon the theme of my 2012 book “Lost in Suburbia“.

“Dissociation”, a 64-page, hardcover 30x30cm book with dust cover, published in 2016, serves as a high-quality catalogue of the exhibition. It includes all 28 images from the exhibition, each with its own single-page spread. The Exhibition Essay, its references, the print details and notes are included too.

My intention is to follow the environmental and man-made changes along the Canning River wetlands and surrounding woodlands as they evolve over the decades.

All images are made on silver-rich fibre-based photographic papers, washed, toned and mounted on 100% cotton board, consistent with established archival procedures for silver gelatin photographs.

Flooded gums in misty landscape Canning River
Morning Mist Gum Trees 17-75-03
Eucalypt with canopy over misty water of Canning River at sunrise
Canning River 16-69-02
Young forest of sheoak trees with mottled trunks, the ground below covered in bright eucalyptus leaves and on a carpet of sheoak needles
Woodland Regeneration 16-38-04
Dark thin vertical lines of charred young sheoak trunks, with a mature eucalypt trunk at centre, rear , surrounded by a white bed of ash
Fire Aftermath #2 11-83-02
A large broken branch with figurative shape leans its "head" against the massive tree trunk it broke from
River Woodland 11-28-04
Soft grey image with a central sheoak tree with branches expanding up and out across the view, set in dry grass field with misty view of distant sheoak trees
Sheoaks in Mist 11-29-02
Broken, sharp edged paperbark trunk, highlighted by sun spot, emerging from smooth shallow water
Canning River Wetlands 19-67-03
Gnarled, exposed sheoak roots form a intricate, interwoven pattern by the river's edge
Riverbank Roots 08-04-01V2
Delicate pale luminescent fungi grow inside the sheltered crevice of a decaying tree stump
Fungi 19-68-03-B
Bright sunlit tree foliage of sheoak woodland with foreground texture of dry summer grass highlighted in sun
Sheoak Wetlands #2 11-74-02
Close up of sharp edged, sunlit, paperbark trunk emerging from grey still water
Canning River Wetlands #2 19-68-01
Creek meanders below a sunlit canopy of paperbark woodland
Bannister Creek 19-51-04
Silvery black charred trunks of eucalypt trees after a fire through the Canning River Regional Park
Fire Aftermath 11-78-01
Detailed dry grass heads and reeds foreground leading to a distant view of boardwalk fence and woodland
Wetlands Boardwalk 18-32-01
View across misty reed grass field to two trees in mist
Paperbark Sheoak Mist 08-05-02
A carpet of small delicate flowers within a dark sheoak forest, mottled sheoak trunks in centre foreground
Sheoaks Hesperantha Falcata 16-29-04
Silvery islands of duckweed floating across still surface of canning River, partially obscuring reflections of large trees
Duck Weed 19-65-01
Raindrops, glistening, balanced in sheoak branch
Raindrops 19-02-02
Young burnt trees devoid of leaves in a ash bed left by a fire
Burnt Woodland 11-84-04
Abstract whirl of white and grey textured froth pattern on smaooth black water
Oxygenation Trail Canning River
Stand of sheoaks by the bank of the Canning River in soft morning mist
Morning Mist Canning River 11-29-04
Flooded gums and marri trees reflected in winter wetland, Canning River Regional Park
Wetland Reflection
Burnt eucalypt trunk reflected in winter wetland
Winter Wetland 14-30-01
Tall spindly paperbarks, charred by recent fire, showing bright, sunlit, new growth emerging from its sides
Paperbark Regrowth 18-27-01B
Texture of sunlit and shadowed grass in a grove of sheoaks
Sheoaks and Grass 19-63-01
Misty view of samphires and old stumps, over flat dry mud to distand woodland
Samphire Wetlands 18-76-01
Sunlit foliage and grace arcs of mature marri trees and flooded gums by the banks of Canning River
River Gums 19-01-02
3 consecutive 35mm film frames of the abstract pattern of white froth on dark water left by oxygenation of a suffocating Canning River
Oxygenation Trail #2 11-93-17 to 19

Dissociation Exhibition – 28 large format black and white hand-printed photographs from the Canning River Regional Park

dissociation book
dissociation book

Dissociation Heathcote Museum and Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, National Library Australia

Large art deco room , high ceilings, jarrah floor boards, Heathcote Gallery with framed silver gelatin prints by Alex Bond on the walls
Set Up Opening Night
Large art deco room , high ceilings, jarrah floor boards, Heathcote Gallery with framed silver gelatin prints by Alex Bond on the walls
Opening Day Set Up
Alex Bond addressing attendees on the opening night of Dissociation, Heathcote Gallery, 2015
Dissociation Opening Night Talk
Crowded room, Alex Bond in foreground talking with Opening Night visitors, man in background signing visitors book, hands side of picture holding wine glasses
Mingling during Opening Night
Angled view in high ceiling art deco room, through crowd whose attention is towards Alex Bond who is delivering his opening night speech for Dissociation at Heathcote Gallery 2015
Opening Night Talk
Large art deco room , high ceilings, jarrah floor boards, Heathcote Gallery with framed silver gelatin prints by Alex Bond on the walls
Opening Day Set Up
Large art deco room , high ceilings, jarrah floor boards, Heathcote Gallery with framed silver gelatin prints by Alex Bond on the walls
Opening Day Set Up
Large art deco room , high ceilings, jarrah floor boards, Heathcote Gallery with framed silver gelatin prints by Alex Bond on the walls
Opening Day Set Up
Three people on central couch in large gallery studying prints hanging on walls
Daytime Visitors
A couple sit on a gallery couch looking at the photographic exhibition, other gallery visitors in background
Taking Time
alexbond
alexbond

Since 1989, Alex Bond has published cards, calendars, books, and posters under his imprint Stormlight Publishing. His images showcase the West Australian environment. Bond's handcrafted, silver-gelatin, fibre-based prints are personally made by the author in his darkroom.

Articles: 12

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.