Steve Back Presents ‘Terra Incognita’

By ugc on September 20, 2012 in

Bondi-based photographer Steve Back is back. His latest exhibition ‘Terra Incognita’ or ‘unknown land’ is a quiet reflection on the interplay between the familiar and the unfamiliar.

Shot over three years in Western and Southern Australia, Steve sought out remote and strange landscapes to capture from the air.

The colours, perspective and uncertain scale create a surreal sense of mystery and strangeness, while the familiar cues of the Australian outback. The cognitive dissonance created by this juxtaposition of the known and unknown invites the viewer to explore their own internal landscape.