Suburbia: The Familiar and Forgotten

Explore the enchanting world of Warren Kirk's 'Suburbia: The Familiar and Forgotten', a captivating photo book that transcends mere documentation. With 160 beautifully printed pages, it captures the essence of suburban Australia, offering a poignant reflection on a way of life that is gradually fading away. Perfect for photography lovers, nostalgia enthusiasts, and those who cherish the rich tapestry of everyday life, this stunning visual archive serves as both a tribute and an elegy to familiar spaces and faces.

Delve into Kirk's meticulously crafted images that evoke memories of quaint shops, cozy lounge-rooms, lush gardens, and the heartwarming presence of everyday people. Each photograph resonates with emotion, inviting viewers to traverse through time with every turn of the page. Discover the beauty of forgotten locations and the stories they tell, from '50s kitchens in Ringwood to bustling salons in Murrumbeena and serene backyards in Brunswick.

This book is not just a collection of photographs; it's a journey through the nostalgia of Australian life, sparked by the intimate lens of someone who respects the delicate fabric of these communities. A perfect gift for lovers of Australian culture, memory, and beauty, 'Suburbia: The Familiar and Forgotten' is a timeless addition to any coffee table.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925713114
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2018
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Pages: 160


Description:
The sentiment that flows through these images is a balm to the knowledge that time is passing and things will change - William McInnes.

Warren Kirk's photos will strike a chord with anyone who's grown up in the Australian suburbs in the past 50 years. Somehow both achingly familiar and unimaginably strange, these luminous images continue his 30-year project of documenting a way of life that is slowly disappearing, along with the people who lived it.

Taken with loving attention and considerable skill, and with the utmost respect for the people and places that appear in them, Kirk's photos of shops and houses, of gardens and lounge-rooms, of people surrounded by the things they love, are beautifully evocative and powerfully nostalgic.


'Kirk is creating is an archive of how Melbourne once looked. What that picture will look like in another decade or two is anyone's guess. For Kirk it is about documenting a particular reality but it's also creating objects of beauty.'
-Kerrie O'Brien, The Saturday Age

'Kirk's imagery is strikingly evocative, at times achingly nostalgic, and at others unexpected and strange as he moves between '50s-era kitchens in Ringwood, hair salons in Murrumbeena, elaborate Brunswick backyards and empty grocery stores in Northcote. It's a beautiful and stoic collection of time-weathered workplaces, cars and faces; a study in forgotten typography; and a chronicle of buildings that gentrification forgot - or just hasn't discovered yet.'
-Ellen Fraser, Broadsheet Melbourne

'Part archivist, part archaeologist, Kirk is motivated by a desire to bring hidden beauty to the fore and, in doing so, stop it from being lost forever.'
-ABC

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