“My images are about beauty in a changing world, where beauty is ephemeral and temporary.”
Kemp, from Ballarat, graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Photography in 2017 and has since featured in exhibitions across Victoria.
He said images in the Willaura exhibit embodied a central theme of transience of human life.
Kemp embraces nature as a metaphor for this concept through seasons, the life span of a flower, and the tangled confusion of nature running wild and untamed.
He said his interest in photography started in 2012 when he purchased his first DSLR camera.
“At that point, I had no knowledge of how to use a camera properly, nor any of the skills involved in the process of making an art piece,” he said.
Willaura gallery project co-ordinator Lois Reynolds said she was thrilled to see many visitors travelling from other regions to view Kemp’s work.
“Here in the renovated railway station we have found a unique way to bring art to our tiny rural village,” she said.
“Just as importantly, we love welcoming visitors to show them how our town functions, treating them to the offerings of our town bakery and supermarket.
“Being surrounded by such beautiful images of nature here on the eastern side of the Grampians, photographers are in paradise.
“We are presently organising workshops with Ian so that the next generation of photographers can learn and develop.”
‘EVERLASTING’ is open each Friday and Sunday between 10am and 2pm and by appointment until June 10.
