Christopher Rimmer 'Near Cunnamulla, Queensland' mid century modernism 'Gumbirri Garganingi' 1996

'Gumbirri Garganingi' 1996

This work is a triumph of composition

‘The Australia Felix’ stems from bountiful pastoral country near Merrijig in the foothills of Victoria’s high country

propels Fairey beyond mere well wishes

Christopher Rimmer 'Near Cunnamulla, Queensland' mid century modernism 'Gumbirri Garganingi' 1996In his series, Remnant, photographer Christopher Rimmer descends into the Australian outback. Set against the backdrop of covid, the resulting photographs are portraits of isolation, the Australian sublime and exhausted ambition abandoned service stations, unfinished railways lines and rusted debris. In Near Cunnamulla, Queensland, a silver memorial dressed in plastic flowers sits centre stage. Like a silver brooch, the memorial glints against parched