James Tylor
James Tylor is an Australian photographer whose practice explores Australian environment, culture and social history. His work focuses largely on the colonial history of Australia in the nineteenth century, and its continued effect on present- day issues surrounding cultural identity and the environment. He explores Australian cultural representations through the perspectives of his multicultural heritage, which comprises Nunga (Kaurna), Māori (Te Arawa) and European (English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch and Norwegian) ancestries.
Photograph © Tony Kearney
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Art & Photography | Issue 157
From an Untouched Landscape
James Tylor & Dominic Guerrera
‘It’s hard to find a spot where the colony hasn’t reached; the landscape is consistently interrupted.’
Dominic Guerrera introduces artwork by James Tylor.