For the last decade, the focus of my practice has been on the human effect, and the geological evolution of the landscape and environs around central Victoria. This region is characterised by ancient rock forms and littered with the detritus of old quarries, gold mining and farming, all of which provide interesting visual contrasts. I’m particularly attracted to the sculptural qualities of rocks. Some rocks have emerged from their subterranean origins in ludicrous forms and precarious positions. They remain there, hard, weight bearing, inert and defying gravity, giving the impression that they are part of the earth’s skeleton. In some of the areas, however, human elements are not so durable. Deforestation and water sluicing have created ‘canyons’ of rocky pink cliffs and flesh-like folds of clay that are continually changing in appearance.