Keep Out
This is the outer suburbs of Melbourne, the very edge of the city's expanding body — the growth zone. Just a few years ago, this land was raw and unclaimed; wilderness stretching into the horizon. The city, driven by the forces of profit and migration, sent in developers to strip that emptiness and convert it into something predictable — the housing estates. Spreading like a virus, these suburbs devour the earth without regard for nature, or for the people who will live there. This series documents the edge where nature turns to suburbia.
The new master-planned communities come with glossy-brand identities, yet in the end they all look the same. The landscape is artificially empty - freshly laid asphalt, endless fences, fake ponds, and the skeletons of unfinished houses. Neighbor is isolated from neighbor, each in their own box.
While traveling through these lands, I found myself slipping into a dreamlike state. Affected by the mind-numbing sameness of the landscape, I could not stop to wonder — what kind of future will these suburbs bring?
Personal Statement
Exhibitions
2025 Ballarat International Foto Biennale — Exhibition Catalog
Materplan 1
New Suburbs
Untrue
Community
Familly Pack
Stripped
Way Back
The City
At Peace
Crime Scene
Trash
Repetition
Growth
Ther Very Edge
Urban Ibis
Masteplan 2