In 1997 Elizabeth St Pier, Sullivan's Cove was a working wharf. The cats used to get fitted out there once the hulls were complete up river. The French Antarctic ship used to berth there in winter. It was part of the working docks area of Hobart. My timing for the photograph was perfect as 3 days later a fence was built around the site and work commenced in rebuilding a multimillondollar tourist destination. Hotel accommodation with conference room, bar and restaurants. For 6 weeks of the year tourists flock to Hobart to witness the end of the Sydney/ Hobart yacht race and be a part of the Summer Festival. Now days Elizabeth St pier is part of the new marina built to house the maxies when they arrive. It gets packed out with people in a frenzy of festive spirit, consuming food, drink and music right across the dock area. It's a diferent type of busy from the hay days of shipping in Hobart. See this image from 1908 (pre aircraft days!), note the shed dwarfed by the cargo vessel alongside. For me my image of a remnant of 'Old Hobart' in the fading light of the extended southern twilight iconised the nostalgic, sensual reality of the Hobart waterfront. "Apier-Nomore, 1997, 10/4 Technology" was developed using an SLR film camera with time exposure on 3 photographs, scanner and imaging software to join the photos. It has been produced as large format digiprint at 2 meters, smaller inkjet prints at various sizes and a screen print edition of 10 prints.
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