Encounter Studio: experiments + journeys

brief notes on experimental photographic journeys

Edgelands #2

There is not much in the way  of an edgeland  in the landscape  around the coastal township of Victor Harbor.  The suburban edge of the town backs onto farming properties. It is a similar situation with the other townships in the southern Fleurieu Peninsula.  So it  is difficult to continue working on this long term project. 

However, the  old Victor Harbor Council's dump, which  has been closed down for some time,   has become an edgeland on the Waitpinga outskirts of the township. It is a home for rabbits and occasionally cattle wander through.  I have previously photographed here.  

There is an old yacht in this edgeland.  It is  The Rambler,  and it  is slowly falling apart, as it is unprotected from the weather.  The yacht was built by Peter Sharp at Cruickshanks Corner, Port Adelaide in 1875. Its  slow decay  is sad to watch.

There is a pile of clay in this ex-dump  edgeland with the southern oceanic in the background:

 The ex-dump  edgeland is the only one that I have come across so far.