rose 8879 v4


rose 8879 v4, originally uploaded by karen tenni.

just love these roses - so lush and lovely

'transitions' series...

‘Transitions’ began as a way to assimilate the various memories of my past and reality of the present after moving to a regional town in Queensland.

Juxtaposing images made in different places can create new stories from visual impressions.

I'm interested in the beauty of everyday objects - seeing patterns, textures, colour, form. Life has involved living in many spaces in different places.

Photography is an ideal tool to capture visual documentation of a feeling, a moment, a memory. Is identification of place possible without specific symbols?

I’m travelling around Australia very slowly - 2 years here, 8 years there, 3 years somewhere else. From Cairns (my home town), Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide to now living in Charters Towers, Qld.

There have been things about each place that have resonated on some level - flora, architectural styles, the simple act of walking.

The discovery of similar elements offset the strangeness of the new, and adds excitement to learning about a different space or place.






BARI festival


exciting news... work from my ongoing 'transitions' series has been accepted into the Brisbane Artist Run Initiatives (BARI) festival 2008. Five pieces will be showing at Flipbook Gallery in West End, one of three galleries participating in the festival, The opening is at 6pm Thursday 28 August, with festival activities continuing over the weekend.