PORCH DIARIES
Porch Diaries reflects on community as a remedy for isolation. Comprising more than two hundred colour photographs, the series features neighbours, strangers, workers and loved ones who passed by my home during the pandemic lockdown months in Melbourne in 2020, and then 2021. Initially intended as an act of record-keeping, the accumulation of these daily social interactions provided me with an unexpected discovery: an antidote to loneliness. In that sense, Porch Diaries became a reminder of the opportunities available for connection and belonging beyond screens and chosen social circles.
The Porch Diaries book is now sold out. Read about the project on The Guardian, Photo Collective and The Washington Post.
Porch Diaries | Exhibition & Performance
A selection of prints from the Porch Diaries series was exhibited at Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, from 11 May — 18 July 2021 and at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba from 8 May — 20 June 2021. Porch Diaries x Letterboxes Concerts was performed at Tempo Rubato, Brunswick from 3—4 May 2021.
Porch Diaries is supported by Moreland Arts, Creative Partnerships Australia and is sponsored by Ilford Australia.
Installation view, Porch Diaries, Counihan Gallery
Video installation, Porch Diaries, Counihan Gallery
Porch Diaries x Letterbox Concerts @ Tempo Rubato, Brunswick.
