Nowhere Near
Nowhere Near completes the Wheatbelt trilogy. Over the past 20 years while traversing the Western Australian Wheatbelt photographing the series Silence (2009) and Nature Boy (2019) I noticed how many small, isolated community halls had disappeared. Towns where populations peaked in the 1970s have either disappeared or become desperately depleted of youth and opportunity. Their halls which once brimmed with life and were central to the district now lie destitute, some repurposed, others decaying or even demolished. Only silent echoes remain of the dances and wakes, the town meetings, amateur theatre, and weekly picture shows. And honour boards that roll call the local lads whose blood was shed on foreign soil hang in lonely silence.
Corrigin Town Hall, Spring 2020
Pingaring Hall, Summer 2020.
Nungarin Town Hall, Spring 2020
Ongerup Town Hall, Summer 2021
Gabbin Hall, Spring 2020
Shackleton Memorial Hall Summer 2020
Darkan Town Hall, Autumn 2021
Milling Town Hall Curtain, Spring 2020
Tammin town Hall, Spring 2020
Karlgarin Town Hall, Summer 2020
Broomehill Agricultural Hall, Autumn 2021
Devils Creek Hall Winter 2021
Northam Town Hall, Spring 2020
Pithara Hall Spring 2020
Dalwallinu Town Hall Curtain, Spring 2020
Kununoppin Hall, Winter 2022
Cranbrook Town Hall, Autumn 2021
Harrismith Hall "EXIT" Autumn 2021
Buntine Hall, Spring 2020
Buntine Hall, Spring 2020
Pingelly Town Hall, Autumn 2021
Harrismith Hall, Autumn 2021
Konnongorring Hall, Spring 2020
Latham District Hall, Spring 2020
Gutha Hall, Spring 2020
Meckering Town Hall, Spring 2020
Newdegate Town Hall, Summer2020/21
Katanning Town Hall, Summer 2021/22
Watheroo Town Hall, Spring 2020
Ballidu Town Hall, Spring 2020
Trayning Town Hall, Spring 2020
Goomalling Town Hall, Spring 2020
Bullaring Hall, Spring 2021
Ongerup Town Hall Curtain, Summer 2021