DIRCKSEY: Issue 2, May 2018.
Illustration cover for Dircksey Magazine. The theme is Perth, my hometown where I live. I created a cover to represent Perth's current identity and evolving infrastructure. I question what we are becoming. Is it good, or bad? Are we becoming the next Melbourne? Or are we simply aiming to be something we aren't?
This is my interpretation of Perth. What is your interpretation of Perth, Australia?
Illustration cover for Dircksey Magazine. The theme is Perth, my hometown where I live. I created a cover to represent Perth's current identity and evolving infrastructure. I question what we are becoming. Is it good, or bad? Are we becoming the next Melbourne? Or are we simply aiming to be something we aren't?
This is my interpretation of Perth. What is your interpretation of Perth, Australia?
For this cover, I wanted to represent Perth's identity and the conflicting issue of environment vs infrastructure. Observing Perth's suburbs, I noticed they are partly rural and partly urban. I feel we are doing rushed urban planning: building cramped houses, apartments, shopping centre and narrow roads ruthlessly in blocks, not considering the bush holding animal habitats.
I can also see Perth developing into a vibrant city, more populated than ever, aiming to be the next Melbourne. However, despite the benefits of growth, we shouldn't forget our native nature and animals. The concentrated city is build on the quokka's back to demonstrate the degradation of habitats. I made the sky full of space to give viewers a breath of air, escaping the overwhelming cityscape.
The cover is open to interpretation. Viewers can embrace the details of the city and look forward to the urban development, or they can feel overwhelmed by the fast-paced development and the subsequent environmental damage.
My discussion questions are: what are we becoming? Is Perth looking to be the next Melbourne? Or are we emerging as our own identity?
How do other cities see Perth, and how do we (people who live in Perth) view Perth?
Keep an eye on https://issuu.com/ecuguild for the online publication of this issue's Dircksey.
Thank you for supporting my work.
A sneak peak of what's coming soon? On the topic of Perth's development, I will be posting a photography project I worked on during late 2017 studying Canning Vale's development in relation to Perth's rushed urban planning.
How do other cities see Perth, and how do we (people who live in Perth) view Perth?
Keep an eye on https://issuu.com/ecuguild for the online publication of this issue's Dircksey.
Thank you for supporting my work.
A sneak peak of what's coming soon? On the topic of Perth's development, I will be posting a photography project I worked on during late 2017 studying Canning Vale's development in relation to Perth's rushed urban planning.
