Posts tagged ‘Reperth’
Jun 7
Blue River Swan – By Tom Muller
The Capital Mirage
As Above so Below
Perth as a reflection of itself
Tom Muller, “Blue River Swan”, 2009
C-type photograph, 40 x 45 cm
Courtesy of the artist.
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Seven Plagues of Perth – By Horst Kornberger
cane-toads invading from the north
die-back spreading from the south
locust swarming from the east
seas rising in the west
World of Colour – By Horst Kornberger
World of Colour, By Horst Kornberger
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Manning Ridge – By Nandi Chinna
Calyptorhynchus latirostris, Carnaby
At 6pm
the black birds flew over,
so low I could see into
the dark shafts of their eyes. Read more
RePerth: From Capital City to Capital City
It is often mentioned that Perth, Western Australia, is the most isolated state-capital city in the world. It is around a three-hour flight to the next capital city in Australia (Adelaide). Perth is closer to cities in Indonesia than to every Australian capital other than Adelaide.[1] Yet this isolation may not be limited to mere physical distances. Read more
White Swans – By Nandi Chinna
In a hot December
the swans at Fremantle Railway Station
bake like clay in their nests
either side of the clock tower, Read more
A Creative Boom – By Katie Dobb
Many of us have come to call this land home – whether our ancestors have lived here for tens of thousands of years, whether we were born here, whether we have had children here, or whether our destiny has brought us here.
This place that sits on what we call the Swan River, and looks out west to sunsets over ocean. The place some call the most isolated city in the world; the biggest country town; and, lately, the largest Chinese mining camp. Read more
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