In its inaugural year TRAILS finalists included artists from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The works reflected a range of media, techniques and experience, providing viewers with a broad spectrum from which to cast their People's Choice vote.
The concept for these dioramas has followed years of collecting maritime and interesting items and wondering how best to protect and display them. Life consists of the past, the present and the future. We cannot and should not erase history. It is our narrative. Buildings and artefacts are part of this, they live on into the future and tell their story. We should preserve them and give them the dignity they deserve.
Exhibited at Nautilus Bookstore, 2021
Held on the lands of the Gunditjmara people, we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.