Ancient Whispers

Meandering down the waterways of Pittwater, through the timeless landscape of prehistoric rocks, I became aware of the brief nature of my existence.
This peaceful encounter with the infinite past, shifted my perspective from a day-to-day reflection, into a deeper musing and ignited within me a desire to be in a place of stillness, deep in the heart of nature.
These ancient formations, shaped by the relentless caress of wind, water, and time, bear the scars of their journey. They speak of transformation, resilience and the impermanence of all things.
Much like the rocks, that have witnessed the passage of epochs, our souls too are travellers in the grand expanse of eternity.
This exhibition contemplates stillness within the ceaseless flow of time and offers a moment to reflect, and attune with beauty of our natural world.
A visit to the desert near Broken Hill inspired her first exhibition. The photographs captured small moments of life on the ground and the ephemeral beauty of the natural world.
After several weeks at the Kenneth Myer Artistic Residency in the New Zealand Alps, Sarah held her second exhibition, “Fragility.”
Her next exhibition, “Gratitude’ opened in May 2017 at the Barometer Gallery as part of the Head On festival. Once again, Sarah immersed herself in the fragile abstracted repetitions and expressions of the natural world, this time in sand.
“A Testament” was showcased online during the 2020 Head On Festival, exhibited at the Barometer Gallery, and included in the International Prix Pictet. It celebrates nature’s resilience despite the destruction caused by fire.
Her most recent exhibition, “Reflection” was a study in contemplative practice with the revelation that the lens through which we look dictates our experience.
Regardless of the subject matter, Sarah’s work reflects the pure charisma of nature through a refined and sensitive eye. Every image is invested with the lyricism of the poetic. Jean-Pierre Siméon observation that “a poem is where you hear the heartbeat of a stone” is reversed in Sarah’s imagery. Whether she turns her eye to the mountains, the desert or the coastline, a stone is where you see the heartbeat of a poem.
Submit your work to be considered for solo or group exhibitions in Head On Photo Festival. The last day to submit work is Sunday, 23 March.
Work up close with two of Australia’s pre-eminent photographers, explore regional Australia from a unique viewpoint, meet new people and develop your photographic practice!