School room

Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2015. Photography by Ona Janzen

Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2015. Photography by Ona Janzen

Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2015. Photography by Ona Janzen

Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2015. Photography by Ona Janzen

Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2015. Photography by Ona Janzen

‘Shelter’ is an installation that explores the multi-layered history of habitation and use of the National Trust of Australia's Woodford Academy. History is imprinted throughout the building and is a tangible, lived experience for visitors moving through its many rooms. In a similar way, the shells of cicadas are a record of the life of the creatures that have emerged from them. Both the house and the shells are remnant dwellings that record time and the rhythm of life, past and present.

Over the three open days, the exhibition grew to include new sites throughout the house, inviting a continued conversation about change and transformation and our connection to nature.

The images shown here are from the school room where the master, John McManamey, encouraged students to 'make their mark in history' by engraving their school desks with their names. The school room looks out to the front of the property where a huge gum tree dominates grounds.

Photograph by Camille Walsh Photography.

Shelter - III
21 Jan 2015

Woodford Academy
National Trust
17 Nov 2014 - 21 Jan 2015

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