Untitled (In Response to Place series, image 1) 2007

Summary

Artist Statement I am interested in making intelligent art with a specific cultural purpose: to seek a balance between craftsmanship and social relevance. Photography has the capacity to tell stories about the world and the photograph has the power to frame a culture. In response to form and discovering significance of place we come closer to understanding place within ourselves, physically, metaphorically and historically. It is a continuing journey and, as with this body of work, it continues to address issues of identity, site, place and nation. The main business of landscape photography is a rediscovery and re-evaluation of where we find ourselves. Ricky Maynard, 2007 This work is one of a unique series of nine photographs commissioned by the City of Melbourne for the City Gallery exhibition 'In Response to Place', curated by the artist in 2007.