THAT SACK OF AIR explores the intricacies, sayings and silliness of Australian rules football.
So much of what happens in and around the game comes instinctually and the language is learnt from a young age. These bodies of work delve into my relationship and understanding of the game which has followed me and often anchored me through life.
I love the game and the people who make it. From a young age, I always felt like my identity was split between the sporty and arty worlds. Two worlds which are often placed far apart, but for me the venn diagram is a single circle.
There is no one way to play or create. Football requires creativity and art requires play.
I wrestle to make sense of all that football generates - in hope of creating a new perspective for those who peer curiously into the footy world, as well as those who live and breathe it.
LAST TOUCH
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WAIT FOR MY SIGNAL
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SHARING IS CARING
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SIGNS YOU MAY BE A FOOTBALLER
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L-R ORDER
BIG BOOT
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BANANA KICK
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BANANA
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CANTEEN DREAM TEAM
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CANTEEN DREAM TEAM SERIES
The real heroes of football are those who never step foot onto the field. They have never even touched a ball - unless tragedy strikes through an unruly shank. I speak of course about the canteen selection. It doesn’t have to be wide, but it needs to have a few staples in there. This collection contains the foods that were most memorable to me. I cast my mind back to my days at the Whorouly Football and Netball club where I played junior footy, netball and ran the boundary. In early high school, after my netball game finished, I’d fuel up for boundary duties by slamming down a hotdog and a sausage roll.
My dad loves to recount the amount of times the ruck from the opposition team would creep in when he saw it was a girl throwing the ball in. The Whorouly ruck would hang back as he knew I was going to give that toss everything I had.
Home ground advantage.
HANDY SAYINGS
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HANDY SAYINGS SERIES
When in football circles, people may say things that mean one thing in here and something else out there. It can be a little confusing but it makes perfect sense. This series explores six football sayings through a literal lens. I’ve always loved working with my hands, they are my tools. This series is a tribute to just how handy those hands are.
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MARKWOOD
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BROWNLOW
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COACH’S SPRAY
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THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THIS VENTURE
PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIED BY JACK GRUBER AND JACKIE O’SULLIVAN
