Sea Cliff Bridge, Coalcliff, Wollongong. No. 5 (2025)

“Sea Cliff Bridge, Coalcliff, Wollongong. No. 5 (2025)” Artist’s Statement

The artwork was created using a photographic technique called “Intentional Camera Movement,” or "I.C.M Photography," and was shot with a Phase One camera attached to a 150-megapixel IQ4 back for maximum resolution and detail.

For some context: The Sea Cliff Bridge was built to skirt the rugged coast because the cliff face became unstable due to intensive coal mining and severe flash flooding which required the existing roadway to be totally rebuilt.

I was moved by the unique juxtaposition of a smooth floating concrete roadway skirting the natural untouched coastline.

A state of equilibrium has been achieved. The shiny white Sea Cliff bridge becomes an organic curvaceous object that merges with the natural coastline to become one.