This view of the Launceston grain silos captured for posterity for my woolsheds and silos project documenting the precinct over a 10 year period. I used to love going for walks here in what was at the time an industrial wasteland and it was a great place to be creative alone away from the world. This view was captured just over a decade ago, it is much changed today.
Read MoreThe 1930s-1980s which the Tasmanian Art Deco and Modernism project explores was a boom period for apartment dwelling development. In Devonport, Burnie, Launceston and Hobart unit dwellings can be found, especially after World War 2 when immigration boomed and the requirement for housing stock skyrocketed.
Read MoreThis photograph as well as other Tasmanian buildings from the project are available for the first time as a fine art limited edition print in various sizes. All photographs are printed on archival paper using archival inks and are signed and numbered. Prints come with a COA with a personalised story on my memories of capturing the photograph. All prints are shipped using sign on delivery and tracking.
Read MoreI recently undertook an interview with the the ABC on the Tasmanian Modernism and Art Deco project and how the project is now nearing 20 years. I’ve been reflecting on my travels documenting our built environment in Tasmania. I was reflecting on how much travelling and being inspired by what I found around me, not just in Tasmania, but on mainland Australia and overseas. I remember early on in my photography when documenting the now demolished 10 Murray Street Government offices I became good friends with the Architect, Dirk Bolt. I remember sharing my photographs with him of his design and his words of encouragement really inspired me to carry on documenting not only 10 Murray Street but the built environment at large. I remember documenting his other buildings in Tasmania as well as going on a roundtrip throughout Australia documenting as I went from Melbourne up to Far North Queensland as well as a list of buildings Dirk Bolt designed in Canberra from residential, university and commercial buildings. I still love travelling and documenting the built environment, the buildings may be physically removed from Tasmania but the connections in terms of design styles, architects and history all come together to inform my photography.
I recently had an interview with ABC Hobart about the The Tasmanian Art Deco and Modernism project, my photography and what next for the project. Happy to have head the online feature which also made the national online news today! View the interview here
This is my latest edit for the Tasmanian Art Deco and Modernism project of the old Scamander Bridge. It was the second oldest style bridge of its kind in Australia. It replaced many older wooden bridges that washed away and/or rotted. It is amazing to think that for several years before this bridge was built, the only way to get across was via a paid punt service.
Read MoreA wonderful example of 1960s interior design here with the staircase and the interesting use of aluminium detailing in the foreground. How this allows for the staircase to be seen by using the aluminium as a decoration detail instead of a wall. Love the original light switches too. The doors add to the atmosphere as if I've walked back into the 1960s.
Read MoreThis capture I made of the now demolished 10 Murray Street was close to the end of its life. The hoarding had already starting going up and it wouldn’t be long before the crane would be raised and the building demolished. I can remember driving in the dark to capture many of my last photos as the light on 10 Murray was amazing and had the streets to myself. I had been inside the building documenting the spaces as they were, the next time I would go inside the building would be in the process of being demolished, it was an impactful and emotive photo project. I had spent over a decade documenting 10 Murray Street getting to become friends with the Architect Dirk Bolt. His correspondence about the building and his design were invaluable and inspired my photographic journey as an architectural photographer. For the first time this photograph is available as a limited edition fine art print in various sizes and printed on archival cotton rag paper, signed and numbered. Check out the website for this print and many more from the project www.tryanphotos.com/store
Over the years I come across design elements such as windows, doors, signage etc and these provide me with insights into our built past and allow me to then gauge when a building was designed. Such a structure that pops up on my travels are Metro bus stops.
Read MoreArchitecture is of course and central part of the Modernist movement but the fixtures, fittings and sculptures were important parts of the movement and artworks in their own right. This was the case with the former Dom Polski Polish House that was on Wellington Street in Launceston where above the main entry was a wonderful wrought iron sign with fantastic period typeface and deep red colouring.
Read MoreThe Star Theatre in Launceston is a beautiful example of Streamline Modernism and is one of the most striking examples of commercial Modernism.
Read MoreThe AMP building is a significant and excellent example of Tasmanian Modernism and was designed in the1960s. When it was built it was the tallest building in Hobart until another Modernist landmark, the Wrest Point Casino Tower (heritage listed & designed by Sir Roy Grounds) was opened in the early 1970s.
Read MoreThe former Reserve Bank in Hobart is significant example of Modernism and was designed by the Commonwealth Department of Works. Throughout Australian capital cities there were reserve banks designed in the Modernist aesthetic throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The Hobart Reserve bank has similarities in design aesthetic to 10 Murray Street Government offices (demolished) seen in its concrete framework.
Read MoreThis month marks 50 years since the opening of the Launceston Library on the 8th October 1971. Originally known as the Northern Regional Launceston Library, the newly opened building provided a much needed modern amenity and extra storage capacity over several floors. The original library, known as the Launceston Mechanics Institute was built on the corner of St John and Cameron Streets
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This is my latest edit from my project documenting 10 Murray Street Government Offices in Hobart. I have photographs and video spanning a 10 year period in which I photographed the building from every perceivable angle both exterior and interior. I enjoy opening up these folders and working on this long term project. Whilst the building has long gone my collection of photographs serve as a reminder of what once was and working on these photographs takes me back to moments in time working on this project.
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