ARTIST STATEMENT                                                                                                                           My solo exhibition titled ‘Demolition’, held at ARC, Yinnar in September this year.

This body of work is centred on the process of pulling apart Hazelwood Power Station.

I worked from photographs which I took of various stages and aspects of the process of demolition.

As a long term resident of Latrobe Valley, I am used to heavy industry being part of the landscape.

In this body of work, I have used the technique of drypoint mostly, as I find it suggests the grimy agedness of these old industrial landmarks.

I have worked as usual, large scale to commemorate Hazelwood’s imposing size.

With my drawing style, combined with the drypoint technique, I have attempted to pay tribute to a now vanished industrial landmark.

Amanda Thompson.