Smalltown

Yesterday I was lucky to get a sneak preview of an upcoming photographic exhibition called 'Smalltown' at the Museum and Art gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin. The exhibition is a collaboration between the photographer Martin Mischkulnig and author Tim Winton. Mischkulnig's photos are of remote, outback Australian places such as the Oodnadatta Track in SA and Fitzroy Crossing in WA. The images of empty playgrounds and weathered roadhouses are stark and bare, eerily capturing the isolation of these remote places. Next to these photos are words from Winton- the author poses questions about the impact of 'ugly' Architecture in these remote country towns. Winton acknowledges the beauty in these images but wonders if there are any emotional impacts to people when living in places which lack design?

'Smalltown' opens this Friday 26th July and runs until 2nd February 2014.

www.martinmischkulnig.com