Feeding time for the shadow flock.

Fitzroy, September 2015

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Lol, lots to unpack here.

Fitzroy, September 2015

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Taken 10 years ago, but even more relevant today – in both of the countries where I hold citizenship.

Fitzroy, July 2015

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Not wrong.

Fitzroy, July 2015

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Drop area.

Fitzroy, July 2015

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The subeditor in me is just itching to stick a caret in there.

I'm endlessly fascinated by how we use the city as a substrate not just for art, but for communication and raw human expression. When I first started this project I made separate IG accounts for what I saw as different aspects of the project: @ if.these.walls was for stuff like this, @ it.must.be.a.sign was for weird and funny signs, and my main account was for the more traditional urban landscape photography. I've done away with that compartmentalisation here, partly because it was a hassle but more because the parts feel like they want to be a whole.

Anyway. Expect more landscapes and less graff as I work my way forward through the archives. But for now enjoy Melbourne's sharehouse dramas writ large on laneway walls.

Image: Fitzroy, June 2015

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Look, I can't say I'm having a whole lot of fun right now – what with the collapse of democracy in my country of birth and its repercussions for the entire world.

But at the peak of the AIDS epidemic, activists had a saying: "In the morning we bury our friends, in the afternoon we protest, and at night we dance." Because joy is freedom. Laughter is freedom.

Doing my best to keep dancing.

Image: Fitzroy, June 2015

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The energy we all need right now.

Fitzroy, June 2015

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Un/intentional street poetry.

(Sticker text, for those with small screens and/or old eyes like mine: "Every single person you pass is a constellation of memory and perception as huge and rich and unique as whatever is inside of you. The terra incognita of every gaze, Saul Bellow calls it.")

Brunswick East, June 2015

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The day this immigrant first discovered chokos.

"The humble choko is often seen as nothing more than a creeping wild vine across Australian backyards, sheds and neighbourhoods, but this fruit has a long and travelled history.

Originating in Mexico, where it was a staple food for the Aztecs and other indigenous societies, the choko travelled from Central America to Europe during the Columbian exchange in the 16th century. From there, it traversed Asia and, finally, came to Australia.

... While it’s better known in Chinese cuisine as a staple vegetable with various cooking methods, the history of its culinary use in Australia is far different.

... Chokos in Australia were known as a ’filler’ for low-income families during the Great Depression. Given the choko's ability to grow wild and yield plenty of crops, it was seen as a free backyard source of fibre and nutrition. I can understand why some people can’t touch choko if they ate it a lot in their younger years and got sick of it – I’m not sure I would want to eat it a couple of times a week." (https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/an-ode-to-the-versatility-of-chokos/7bpqs4m57)

Image: Brunswick East, June 2015

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