Congratulations to Ed Whalan, whose first solo show opens tomorrow night at 6pm in the Huw Davies Gallery at Photoaccess. Given that Ed has been involved with Photoaccess for the last decade as a board and staff member, tutor, mentor, advisor, event and exhibition co-ordinator, curator, dog wrangler and booze quaffer, this event is going to be huge!
Beyond Border Town is a tribute to Captains Flat, the small village near Canberra in which Ed lives. His images of this rural community are in keeping with the dynamic and super-wide panoramic style he has experimented with for the last couple of years. It's worth noting that the pictures in this show are so wide they had to be cropped in half to actually fit on this blog!
Australian rural life is usually represented, ironically, by city-dwellers, who fall into using clichés — country "folk" are either shown to be backward and ignorant or, at best, quirky. So it's great to see someone who actually lives in a rural area showing us their own community, especially in such a vibrant and sophisticated manner.
Ed's show runs until 11 May. Check out what he has to say about his work here .
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