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Graffiti #1 – a photographic essay

in production

Graffiti has been scribbled, scratched, or painted for thousands of years. Examples have been found in as early as in ancient Egypt and Greece, and across the Roman Empire.

Melbourne, a city of some five million people, has embraced graffiti as part of a unique ‘lane’ culture – particularly within its inner-city precincts. Graffiti #1 – a photographic essay explores the spectrum of ‘street art’ – legal and illegal – from tags and stencils to elaborate murals and work on pasted paper.

Graffiti #1 captures an ephemeral art. It’s a snapshot of work by graffiti artists and taggers within the inner north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne circa 2015.

Gardener’s journey: winter

In production

The first title in a lavishly illustrated series, Gardener’s journey: winter, will mark Make Books Australia’s entry into the fascinating world of gardening. The series will explore the potential and bounty that can be drawn from a modest suburban garden.

Gardener’s journey: winter will explore both potential for food production, and floral colour, that is possible through the coldest months of the year. In the veggie patch a key area of interest will centre round the Brassica family. While floral colour will, among others, include exploring the intriguing world of the hellebore, and late-winter flowering bulbs.

Elysium disturbance

In production

Drawing on sky and cloud images captured over more that two decades, the Elysium series will present families of such images grouped around themes.

The second volume in this series, Elysium disturbance, will present families of storm clouds, again grouped around themes – particularly those informed by colour and form.

Elysium blue & white

In production

Drawing on sky and cloud images captured over more that two decades, the Elysium series will present themed groups of such images.

The first volume in this series, Elysium blue & white, will explore the endless variety that is white clouds against blue sky. Cloud formations will range from the barely there – the wispy and the ethereal – to dramatic manifestations that take myriad bold shapes and forms.