The Village May 2016 by Tim Palman

"At the beginning of 2016 my family and I travelled the 40km south along the train line, moving to
the new development suburb of Wellard on the fringe of the Perth Metropolitan area. Perth is the
most isolated city in the world, and also one of the most sparse, as a result of poor housing
affordability. Young families looking to own a home and a patch of grass large enough to play
backyard cricket on have been forced outward, either north or south into the satellite estates
which seemingly erupt out of nowhere.

[The photographic Series] Wellard is a photographic document that investigates the nature of the Domestic Dream in 2017. Photographed from 2016-2017 these images reflect on the concept of the Private Estate,
identifying a culturally rooted desire for security and exclusivity which inevitably leads to
separation and isolation. An autobiographical body of work, Wellard expresses my own struggle
between a desire for both security and freedom.

Wellard contributes to a discourse about modern Australia and the ways in which we inhabit and
domesticate space. This series investigates new frontiers and Australia’s emerging identity by
exposing the ways we relate to, and mould, our environment." - Artist, Tim Palman.