For over thirty years I have lived on the South coast of Wellington. The drama of the coastal environment continues to fascinate with dramatic weather changes and the force of the sea eroding both land and man made structures alike. After responding to the challenging landscape of Antarctica I am taking another look at my immediate environment.

In the late 1980s I produced a series of works exploring the interaction of obsolete manmade structures and natural features in the coastal environment. I revisit Orauiti reserve with a perspective altered by time and experience. Flanking the entrance to Wellington Harbour, these concrete bunkers built to withstand  bombardment crumble and rust, unofficial galleries for graffitti artists and a frame for distant hills and pinnacled rocks.

Image: Title: Reflection - Castlepoint	Image: Title: Rakiura Mill Creek II	Image: Title: Rakiura Boat Sheds II	Image: Title: Rakiura Mill Creek III
Image: Title: Rakiura Boatsheds III	Image: Title: Standing on the Margin	Image: Title: Firing Range	Image: Title: Eroding Defences II
Image: Title: Eroding Defences III	Image: Title: Eroding Defences IV	Image: Title: Eroding Framework II	Image: Title: Firing Range III
Image: Title: Eroding Defences	Image: Title: Whakataki Rock Northerly Gale	Image: Title: Manurewa Point Rock Stack	Image: Title: Rocky Architecture at Glendhu
Image: Title: Taputeranga Vignette 1	Image: Title: Taputeranga Vignette II	Image: Title: Outcrop Manurewa Point 1	Image: Title: White Limestone Manurewa Point
Image: Title: Putangirua Pinnacles 1	Image: Title: Putangirua Pinnacles 2	Image: Title: Putangirua Pinnacles 3	Image: Title: White Rocks: Glendhu Wairarapa
Image: Title: Outcrop Manurewa Point 2	Image: Title: Whakataki Beach Incoming Tide	Image: Title: Manurewa Point Foldered Rock