Each COLLAGE of the FUJI SERIES is based on a photograph taken locally and repurposed to suit the story WHICH IS SET IN JAPAN, ANYWHERE IN THE LAST 100 YEARS. READ THE STORY BOARD BELOW FOR A BLURB ABOUT THE WORKS.
BELOW: SHINKO + HIROKO
BELOW: EARLY STUDIES OF THE BONSAI HOUSE AT MT COOT-THA BOTANIC GARDENS WITH SHINKO + HIROKO ... AN IDEA IN THE MAKING.
BELOW: THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BONSAI HOUSE SERIES. THIS IMAGE GAVE BIRTH TO THE CURRENT FUJI SERIES. IN THE END, I DIDN'T LIKE HAND DRAWINGS BEING INCLUDED IN A PHOTO COLLAGE SERIES. HOWEVER, THE BONSAI HOUSE SERIES WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE IDEA. MY IDEA IS ALSO AKIN TO HOKUSAI'S PRINT SERIES CALLED THIRTY SIX VIEWS OF MT FUJI.
BELOW [NEXT TWO IMG]: THE STORY BOARD WHICH ACCOMPANIES EACH PRINT I SELL.
FOR EACH IMAGE IN THE SERIES, THE STORY BOARD SHOWS THE ORIGINAL PHOTO, THE FINAL DIGITAL COLLAGE AND A STORY OVERVIEW.
BELOW: THE FIRST FIVE IMAGES IN THE SERIES.
BELOW: THE LAST THREE SLIDES FROM MY PRESENTATION AT PECHAKUCHA AT THE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE IN DEC 2018. SLIDE 1 SHOWS THE BASE PHOTO [WOOLIES CARPARK IN TOOWONG] FOR STUDIO PILATES. SLIDE 2 SHOWS THE FINISHED VERSION OF STUDIO PILATES, WITH WINDOW SCREENS REBUILT.
