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A multi-part photographic installation within Sydney’s city centre.
Artist: James Voller
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.
Artwork description
If there is one thing Sydneysiders like to talk about, it’s houses. From the white sails of the Sydney Opera House to our endless obsession with property, when it comes to the Emerald City, we know there’s no place like home.
Now, a new temporary public artwork from Art & About brings that quintessential Sydney dwelling, the terraced house, right into the heart of the city centre.
Terraced is a multi-site photographic installation that places large-scale images of homes against the vast concrete backdrop of the cityscape.
The terraced house has been a feature of Sydney since 1830 and over time have been home to a diverse range of our citizens. In creating Terraced, artist James Voller photographed some of the most character-filled terraces in Redfern, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills.
Terraced can be found throughout linked sites in the city centre, prompting us in different ways to reflect on Sydney's ever-evolving identity. At each one, why not pause for a moment to ponder where Sydney has come from, where it is now and where it's heading.
Artist
James Voller’s practice focuses on creating large-scale public artworks that examine place and architecture. The New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist has had his work exhibited on both sides of the Tasman and the Museum of London.
In creating Terraced, Voller is allowing us a moment of surprise as the familiar becomes strange, when easily recognisable terraced houses appear in urban environments not usually associated with domestic life.
Art & About Sydney
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