Separated by Meters, Australia (2018) ALAN McFETRIDGE

2 meters, 2019. © Alan McFetridge

SEPARATED BY METERS

The Australian continent has a climate history rich with high rainfall, droughts, bushfires and snowfalls. It is a continent vulnerable to climate extremes and variability. How has human activity altered patterns here, and what will climate change look like for Australian people?

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

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Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Objects and Landscape found immmediately after the 2018 Menai Bush Fire, Sydney, Australia

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Artifacts and Landscapes from Menai, New South Wales, Australia (Copy)

Project Gallery

Landscapes are coupled with still life studies of common items, found amongst the ash in the freshly burnt reserve.

Separated by Meters | About

Sharing a boundary with the Suburb of Menai, Sydney, the titles of these pictures are measured distances between the camera to the nearest dwelling. Australia has an ancient relationship with fire. Settling into regions near dense woodlands is a risk, as the forests cleanse themselves with fire. Menai’s 2018 fire is remarkable because it occurred mid April. A time so far from the normal fire season that fire crews had long been stood down and aircraft chartered for firefighting operations had been returned to the northern hemisphere.

The story for Menai’s residents is one of a narrow escape. Communities affected by Global Heating are beginning to ask the question; how will urban life be sustained and adapt during the forthcoming extreme weather events?

316 meters, 2019. © Alan McFetridge

Cutters, 2018. © Alan McFetridge

Coke Can, 2018. © Alan McFetridge

The Centre for Ecological Philosophy

You can read more about the centre and what we are doing to question how the climate will change, fires will intensify and adaptation necessary and what we can do about it in a blog post here.

For further information on this project please contact the Studio

All images © Alan McFetridge