Abstract
This paper discusses how Covid-19 impacted on a four-week creative practice field trip, conducted on a pastoral station in the Pilbara region of outback Western Australia. The intention of this field trip was to research landscapes altered by the effects of pastoralism, through creative practice in the visual arts. However, I found that the Covid-19 fourteen-day quarantine period added an unexpected dimension to the research. Through consideration of the restrictions associated with border closures, and the metaphysical isolation experienced during quarantine, this paper explores the significance of place and the effect of altered landscapes on place identity. My personal experience of being subjected to a quarantine lockdown enabled me to have an elevated understanding of this embodied difference, between my view of restricted quarantine measures and my view of unencumbered space, which has resulted in a heightened awareness of place, space, and freedom.
Presenters
Fiona RaffertyHDR Research Student, Media, Creative Arts & Social Inquiry, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2021 Special Focus - Voices from the Edge: Negotiating the Local in the Global
KEYWORDS
Borders, Covid-19, Creative Practice, Landscape, Pastoral, Pilbara, Place, Identity, Space
