Sydney, Window of the World, Shenzhen, China

The image was shortlisted for 2015 prize, judged by Dr Isobel Crombie, Assistant Director, National Gallery of Victoria. There were 128 entries and 40 works selected. Sydney, Window of the World, Shenzhen, China takes as its foundation the idea that Australian cultural identity is a mutually contingent relationship drawn from multiple narratives of immigration, tourism (including the Aussie 'backpacker' traveller) and settlement. Grounded in the traditions of landscape photography, analytical through social commentary, and slightly political, the work seeks to celebrate the diversity of culture that encapsulates being Australian. Central to the image is an awareness of how space is a constructed phenomenon, drawn from the experiences of both the viewer (photographer) and occupants (subjects). In this image, space is considered as the clash and contrast of Australia's most famous icons, miniaturised and dislocated into a Chinese theme park with other international spaces and places.

该作品入围2015年某奖项评选，评审为维多利亚国家美术馆（National Gallery of Victoria）助理馆长伊泽贝尔·克伦比博士（Dr Isobel Crombie）。本次评选共收到128份投稿，最终选出40件入选作品。《中国深圳世界之窗中的悉尼》（Sydney, Window of the World, Shenzhen, China）以澳大利亚文化身份的核心命题为创作基底：其文化身份是由移民、旅游（包括澳大利亚“背包客”旅行者）与定居等多重叙事构建的相互依存关系。该作品根植于风景摄影的传统脉络，兼具社会批判分析色彩与轻度政治立场，旨在颂扬构成澳大利亚身份认同的多元文化风貌。作品的核心在于对空间建构性的认知：空间的意义源自观者（即摄影师）与被摄主体双方的体验。在本作品中，空间被呈现为澳大利亚标志性景观与其他国际空间场所的碰撞与反差——这些标志性景观被微缩并错位安置于中国的主题公园之中。