NICOLE WELCH - ILLUMINATION BLUE MOUNTAINS 2013
Illumination, Blue Mountains' was commissioned by the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre for permanent display in the entrance foyer. Here a lit chandelier is suspended above the sublime vista of the Narrow Neck escarpment. It is the result of a site-specific plain-air photograph and 24-hour photo shoot, involving specialised equipment, considerable planning and unpredictable weather. The resulting image is, as Welch states: "reminiscent of early Australian Romantic painting with dramatic vistas of cascading light and wild 'untouched' wilderness". The presence of the chandelier interrupts the scene; at once a poetic vision and a powerful comment on colonial representations of the Australian landscape.
Nicole Welch Illumination Blue Mountains
permanent public art commission Blue Mountains Cultural Centre giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag 125 x 600cm 2013
Nicole Welch Permanent Public Art Commission Blue Mountains Cultural Centre 2013 'Illumination, Blue Mountains'
permanent public art commission Blue Mountains Cultural Centre giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag 125 x 600cm 2013 Commissioned to create an artwork for the foyer of the newly built Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Nicole Welch installed a lit chandelier above the sublime vista of the Jamieson Valley. The resulting six-metre long panoramic photograph is reminiscent of early Australian Romantic painting with dramatic vistas of cascading light and wild ‘untouched’ wilderness. The presence of the chandelier interrupts the scene; at once a poetic vision and a powerful comment on colonial representations of the Australian landscape.
Nicole Welch 'Illumination, Blue Mountains'
permanent public art commission Blue Mountains Cultural Centre giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag 125 x 600cm 2013