AUSTRALIAN LUSTRE - SECOND EDITION
An Australian road trip by Trent Mitchell
In the photo book Australian Lustre, photographer Trent Mitchell travels around the country, drawing links with the idyllic holidays of his childhood, contemplating the notions of time and memory, and exploring where we belong in this, at times, strange place we call home.
Second Edition of 500
New work and revised sequence
Over 300 photographs
320 pages
220x250mm
Soft cover with gatefold
Satin art paper 157gsm
Limp bound, section sewn
ISBN 978-0-646-89555-0
“Australian Lustre is a dreamlike odyssey through the vastness of the Australian landscape, where memory and myth merge in the sparkling heat.
Inspired by the road trips of his childhood, Trent Mitchell’s work captures the golden glow of endless summers: dusty roads, remnants of gas stations, and the monumental presence of the ‘Big Things’ that dot the continent. Both cinematic and surreal, Mitchell’s photographs retrace a fifteen-year journey in which each image becomes a fragment of memory. Through the artist’s lens, ordinary landscapes are transformed into fantastical ones, freezing small towns at the crossroads of past and present, where memories mingle with dreams, creating a strange poetry in the Australian landscape.”
- PHOTO Australia
Australian Lustre | International Photography Awards | Fine Art Books | 2nd Place
