Ty Stedman, Winter's Ant Farm (Landscape (2019))

I am intrigued by the impact that humans have on the landscape. I find this interaction from the vantage point of an aeroplane or helicopter even more fascinating. From altitude, there is often little distinguishing us from the insect world that we tower above on a daily basis. This series was shot from a helicopter over New Zealand's ski fields surrounded by the Southern Alps. It is as much an anthropological study as it is representative of a winter landscape in the land of the long white cloud - Aotearoa. I find particular interest in the figurative elements, minimalist aspects and the interaction of humans with the white canvas as they express and recreate. From a distance, patterns of human behaviour can become even more evident by the way we are controlled and corralled into position, awaiting our turn to cycle through the system once more.

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