Fibro Coast

BACKGROUND: In the era before motels and resorts, fibro holiday homes by the beach were important places of leisure, and their simplicity and informality shaped the way that generations experienced their time by the beach. This work began as part of the Gold Coast City Gallery's 2014 collaborative Fibro Coast exhibition project, that explored the artistic, cultural and design story of the humble fibro beach homes of the from the 1920's to the present, but has now been extended into a discrete photo-documentary project. CONTRIBUTION: Fibro shacks are a rare example of a uniquely Australian architectural vernacular and face an uncertain future as development interests inevitably win out over heritage. Informed initially through interdisciplinary dialogue (with historians, residents, architects, curators & writers) this work builds on the stories of custodians and local histories of humble fibro shacks (exhibited as earlier projects All But Three Christmases and See Change). The discrete Fibro Coast project takes the homes themselves as the main characters and, through the development of a visual langauge that emphasised the minimalism and informality of the spaces, provides a lens through which contemporary issues affecting these communities, such as tensions arising from the process of gentrification and the arrival of populations of 'sea-changers', can be discussed SIGNIFICANCE: Fibro Coast was curated into the Cast By The Sun exhibition project by Professor Jay Younger and Byron Wolfe with a cataogue including essays by Donal Fitzpatrick and Stephanie Rogers (https://issuu.com/qcagriffith/docs/cast_by_the_sun?e=3092855/14437363#search). In addition, the work was selected for a solo exhibition at the Pingyao Photography Festival, finalist in the Josephine Ulrick Photography Award and received a Merit Award at the Moreton Bay Art Awards. It was also selected by the Queensland Centre for Photography for Photo LA and Photo Contemporary.

背景：在汽车旅馆与度假酒店兴起之前的时代，海滨纤维水泥（fibro）度假屋是重要的休闲场所，其简约随性的特质塑造了数代人的海滨度假体验。本项目最初作为黄金海岸城市美术馆2014年协作式「纤维海岸（Fibro Coast）」展览项目的一部分，该展览旨在梳理1920年代至今质朴海滨纤维水泥住宅的艺术、文化与设计脉络，如今已拓展为独立的纪实摄影项目。
贡献：海滨纤维水泥棚屋（fibro shacks）是独具澳大利亚特色的本土建筑方言的珍稀范例，随着开发利益不可避免地压倒遗产保护诉求，它们正面临前途未卜的命运。本项目最初依托与历史学家、居民、建筑师、策展人及创作者的跨学科对话，以质朴海滨纤维水泥棚屋的守护者故事与在地历史为创作基础——相关内容曾作为前期项目《除却三个圣诞》（All But Three Christmases）与《所见即所变》（See Change）展出。独立的「纤维海岸」项目以住宅本身为核心主体，通过打造凸显空间极简性与随性特质的视觉语言，为探讨影响这类社区的当代议题提供了视角：这些议题包括绅士化进程引发的社区张力，以及「移居海滨者」群体的涌入带来的种种变化。
意义：「纤维海岸（Fibro Coast）」经杰·扬格（Jay Younger）教授与拜伦·沃尔夫（Byron Wolfe）策展，纳入《日光塑就》（Cast By The Sun）展览项目，展览配套图录收录了多纳尔·菲茨帕特里克（Donal Fitzpatrick）与斯蒂芬妮·罗杰斯（Stephanie Rogers）的评论文章（链接：https://issuu.com/qcagriffith/docs/cast_by_the_sun?e=3092855/14437363#search）。此外，该项目受邀于平遥国际摄影大展举办个展，入围约瑟芬·乌尔里克摄影奖（Josephine Ulrick Photography Award）终选名单，并斩获莫顿湾艺术奖（Moreton Bay Art Awards）优秀奖。该作品还被昆士兰摄影中心选中，参展洛杉矶摄影展（Photo LA）与《当代摄影》（Photo Contemporary）展览。