Its been a week minus 5 hours that i have been in Brisbane Australia.
Pretty incredible, not just as a new experience but also in discovering the familiar sensations that echo that of my home, Philadelphia. Its such a strange adjustment in part because the adjustment is not as easy as one thinks. In a different country, one could almost find it easier to copy his/her unfamiliar ways of life ad toss the routines that led them when they were home. But here, everything is so similar in a way a lot of me doesnt want to change my ways. Yet they carry some distinct differences.
The light here is amazing, i'm up every morning between 5-6 am to find this strange golden glow that is the sunrise out of direct light. Where there is sunlight its almost completely uninterrupted, little color, little rising saturation. I notice this must be an obvious reminder of the lack of ozone in this region. Its just so sudden. I also thought this might be because i left Philadelphia and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic Region to deal with winter and some serious snowfall.
I'm a 22yrld student and artist, given an opportunity to work, live, and develop in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This blog is pretty much my chronicle to create some kind of normal artist life, with an Aussie twist, that will help me in the studio and for the future. ... full info
