More insertions. These ones constructed from flood debris on the Yarra.

The Yarra River (Birrarung) flooded earlier this year reaching levels not seen for a really long time (due to years of drought). At the time I witnessed an incredible amount of debris moving downstream. As water levels subsided a spooky environment was created with plastic bag canopies high up in trees and large expanses of cracked mud.

I had been sifting through some of the debris for raw materials to create more insertions when I noticed a peculiar phenomenon. Amid the branches, soft drink bottles, and assorted rubbish were dozens of tennis balls! I recovered 68 in five minutes, all from that small patch of debris. Imagine how many there are in the whole 242 kms of river!

Mentor/employer/collaborator/friend Stephen Banham released a beautiful book in September. Characters tells the stories behind, and around, the signage of Melbourne. While working at Stephen’s Letterbox studio Friday arvo usually saw us nerding-out over a beer about vernacular signage and fonts.

Near my house there’s an amazing park that is basically an untamed strip of land running along the Yarra River with a few tracks through it. I ride and walk there a bit,  and a little while ago I created these ‘insertions’. Not sure where this is going yet. More coming soon.