Sunburn
Daniel Flynn
500mm x 630mm /
Photography and New media
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Highly Commended: Photography - digital, and new media art
This photo is of my father’s deceased horse Sunburn. I looked after Sunburn for the majority of his life, and we endured a love-hate relationship, with Sunburn causing me to break my arm when I was 14. As we grew, our relationship matured, and we grew fond of one another. At 35 Sunburn become sick and frail, and to be humane, I needed to put him down. The reality of looking my life-long companion in the eye before his death is indescribable. This photo shows a friend at rest.
Curator’s Comment
Through this work, you have presented an honest, raw, and unfiltered view of rural experience which deals with a series of dualities – beauty and decay, life and death. The artwork statement articulates a meaningful personal narrative and effectively responds to the exhibition theme.
About the artist
Flynn’s primary interest is to improve the health of his land through his farming practice. He is connected to the land, and when by himself on his rural property, he often contemplates and analyses his position in the world. Flynn utilises photography to document time and place.