Through my camera, I capture Australian wildlife in their natural spaces of sky, sea, and earth. I chose three moments in time to preserve in linocut and chalk pastel: circling the forest for a hunt, coming up for air, peacefully enjoying a grassy dinner.
Some of these species have been persecuted in the past. However, their populations are now making a recovery, after conservation work has preserved their habitat. This series shows that despite how bad things have been in the past, our wildlife still inhabits every part of the world around us – if you know where to look.
Keiran Speedy (they/them) is a 20yo conservation biology student, wildlife photographer, and occasional artist living on Wurundjeri land in the urban fringe of Melbourne. This is their first exhibition. They are nonbinary, transgender, and queer. They are twice exceptional...
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