Ancient Whispers
Meandering in a small amber boat down the majestic waterway of the Hawkesbury, through the timeless landscape of prehistoric rocks, I was immersed in the embrace of ancient whispers.
Through the silent narratives etched upon these rocks, I experienced the expanding fluidity of time. Just as Ram Dass urged us to shift our focus from the ticking clock to the eternal now, this exhibition invites you to witness the stillness within the ceaseless flow of time. These images encompassing past, present, and future converge into a singular, harmonious moment.
In my contemplative gaze upon these ancient formations, I confronted the impermanence of all things. The rocks, shaped by the relentless caress of wind, water, and time, spoke to me of transformation and resilience. Like the human spirit, they bear the scars of their journey. In their silent grandeur, they mirror the dance of life.
It is a gentle reminder, much like the rocks that have witnessed the passage of epochs, our souls too are travellers in the grand expanse of eternity.
This exhibition is a humble offering, an opportunity to pause, reflect, and attune ourselves to the eternal rhythm. May they serve as portals, inviting you to step beyond the constraints of time and into the boundless embrace of the infinite present.
Sarah Ducker
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.
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