{"id":323,"date":"2021-10-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2023-horizon-festival-wp.pantheonsite.io\/local-artist-series-keith-hamlyn\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T01:36:00","slug":"local-artist-series-keith-hamlyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/news\/local-artist-series-keith-hamlyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Artist Series \/\/ Keith Hamlyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who are you and what do you create?<\/strong>
\nMy name is Keith Hamlyn and I\u2019m a multidimensional being of light who uses two dimensions of the same form to stop moments for eternity and prosperity, whatever that might be.<\/p>\n

\"Portrait<\/p>\n

Have you always lived on the coast?
\nNo. I grew up in Yatala (famous for their meat pies) near the Goldy but my family would always do camping trips to K’gari (previously know as Fraser Island). I knew from an early age I wanted to move to the Sunny Coast, which finally happened when I was 20. About 24 years ago. Ouch.<\/p>\n

What materials and techniques do you use?
\nI combine fragments of light, salty water, and the human form. I then mix them through a glass sieve, let them simmer in a black box, before adding them to a digital oven. Where I then cook them, until they are sharp and crispy, and serve them onto a wall for you to eat.<\/p>\n

\"man<\/p>\n

What does a typical day look like for you?
\nHopefully not anxiety ridden. It has been a very hectic couple of years. I try to start with a bush walk and some meditation, then my day is normally divided between my photography, my vegetable oil business, and I\u2019ll normally throw a bit of mulching in there as well.<\/p>\n

In what space do you like to create most?
\nBeing in nature has always been my safe space, but I would like to bring some more studio work into my life. It’s getting to bloody hot outside!<\/p>\n

\"man<\/p>\n

Outside of photography, what keeps you busy?
\nI own a vegetable oil business supplying kitchens with fresh oils and collecting the waste, which will be then converted into Bio Diesel. Also, over  the past 12-months I have been building a studio and rehabilitating my property that I live on. <\/p>\n

What Inspirations go into your work?
\nImmersing myself in nature (surfing is good for that) and observing our kind.<\/p>\n

\"Keith<\/p>\n

Was there a defining moment in your life that made you think that you were on the right path?
\nTo be sincere, yes there was. But to say I\u2019ve walked that path since, would be untrue. I was very sick as a teenager and the doorway back to health allowed for some lightbulb moments that definitely set me on a path. But in recent years \u2014 well, too many actually \u2014 I\u2019ve really struggled with anxiety and depression. I actually had to step away from photography because of it. I did so to work on myself, and my mental health, and amazingly when the fog started to abate I was approached by Horizon Festival to continue I Sea U<\/a> and now I\u2019m showing at the Caloundra Regional Gallery<\/a>. So, for me it confirmed what I already knew: the path was always under my feet. I just needed to find my grounding to walk it again.<\/p>\n

\"people<\/p>\n

What makes you happy?
\nBeing in the presence of sincere humans.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your upcoming exhibition \u2018I Sea U\u2019?
\nIt’s beautiful, I can tell you that. I\u2019m so grateful to these strangers who gave themselves up to my vision. I feel we all have a deep evolutionary relationship to water, and for me immersing ourselves in the sea is a trigger for that connection. I want to create portraits that allow the viewer to wonder on what the connection and space it takes the subject to. Having the gallery, where a lot of the prints are life-size, will be such a great experience compared to looking at the images on a phone. I\u2019m a combo of excitement and anxiety, but I\u2019m going to make sure excitement wins.<\/p>\n

\"lady<\/p>\n

Got some books to read this year?<\/p>\n

Toa Te Ching by Lao Tzu. It’s a book of wisdom via 81 poems written 2500 years ago.<\/p>\n

 The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo. It’s always a nice reminder to an underlying beauty in our world.<\/p>\n

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. I\u2019d highly recommend this and think that everyone should read it. We have been raised on a lot of lies in this country and it can\u2019t hurt to be open to other possibilities rather than just our colonial ideas of what we call Australia.<\/p>\n

What are your favourite 3 albums?
\nThat’s hard.<\/p>\n

Anything by Tool.<\/p>\n

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by Flaming Lips.<\/p>\n

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder.<\/p>\n

But really 3 ain\u2019t fair.<\/p>\n

Favourite water person?
\nDave Rastovich<\/p>\n

\"man<\/p>\n

What three artists are exciting you most on the Sunshine Coast?
\nHard question because there is amazing depth on the coast.<\/p>\n

I love Ruby Donohoe\u2019s art as it’s completely embodied in her. So grateful that Horizon made me aware of her. <\/p>\n

Big love for Alison Mooney. Her work just makes me smile and I love that I know it\u2019s her, before I know it\u2019s her work, if you know what I mean?<\/p>\n

 I also love Georgina Hooper. She’s extremely talented. Georgina’s very focused on her Doctorate of Philosophy presently but can\u2019t wait to see what she produces in the future.<\/p>\n

Favourite food?
\nIt\u2019s not great for me but I bloody love Lasagne. <\/p>\n

Ok then. First date: what you cooking?
\nGoing tacos. Simple, you have dietary options and if it tastes bad it\u2019s not really your fault.<\/p>\n

\"man<\/p>\n

Finally, what\u2019s next for Keith Hamlyn?
\nI have a few projects I\u2019d like to embark on, but I\u2019d most like to pick up a series I began, before my mental health holiday, which I call, Bloodlines. It\u2019s a combo of an interview and a photoshoot with fathers of fathers. I want to know about the experience of fatherhood and how that changes them as a man and as a son or a father. I then pair images together where the father and son have similar expressions. I\u2019m pretty excited by it.<\/p>\n

\"Bloodlines\"<\/p>\n

To see more of Keith’s work, head across to his Instagram<\/a>, website<\/a>, or check out his exhibition<\/a> as part of Horizon Festival.<\/h3>\n

Image credits in order of appearance:
\nPortrait of Keith Hamlyn
\nI Sea U \u2014 Stephen
\nKeith sat down reading
\nI Sea U \u2014 Mullets
\nI Sea U \u2014 Alana
\nI Sea U \u2014 Gurdeep
\nI Sea U \u2014 Shaun
\nBloodlines by Keith Hamlyn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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