Some of my big inspirations in Sydney might be in oblivion to many. They are texture in the back lanes and abandoned stuff on the streets.
Meeting Old Friends 
Who Can Stop the Rain 
Wooden Texture 
Street Light and Shadow 
Dripping Train Station 
No Stopping 
Truckload 
Exterminate! 
Sleeping Tree 
Zebra Crossing 
Driving in My Sleep 
Sleeping Beauty 
Lean on Me 
Welcome Home 
Household Line up 
Back Lane Solicitor 
Coupling Couch 
Ride Home 
Washing and Bedding 
Rest
The moment I got out to get my first craving food, a couch and a mattress were sitting on a street corner like old friends, waiting to welcome me back.
These materials were actually pivotal for my creative works. They transitioned me from photography into making videos. It started from a short film about abandoned chairs, then ambient videos on a red sofa. When I got into COFA, broken TVs were used for a looped video assignment. And it concluded with video installation about torn mattresses.
No one would care how they got there or how they would end but they were so intriguing to me that I needed to exercise my imagination to tell their stories. Having explored them again reminded me how beauty could be discovered from discarded lives on the streets.
On another aspect, I was thinking of doing urban landscape comparison between my old photography and the latest visit. But there was no concrete plan for it and I enjoyed drifting in the streets and back lanes. However, I got a chance to do only one properly.
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