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28 August, 2024
Critters up close at Port
WHAT do you get when you take a fireback huntsman home for research and photograph it in your bathroom? And not just any bathroom … a Lego bathroom? And why?
Cooya Beach TEDx speaker, author and wildlife educator Steven Gill (right) will explain this with his new Australian east coast tour, including Port Douglas.
‘Let Me Explain …’ is a live performance, part science lesson, part comedy, part social revolution, passionately delivered in front of projections of colourful, exciting close-up photos of weird and wonderful critters.
Over an hour and a half, he will invite the audience to explore the fascinating world of Australian wildlife, and why it is important to everyone and how we can all do our part, all with a side of Lego.
“Toy photography and macro wildlife photography don’t go together, and there’s no established framework of understanding surrounding everything I’m trying to achieve with Gone Buggo, so I’ve struggled from the beginning with people drawing assumptions about the nature of my images,” Mr Gill said.
“I believe that Gone Buggo has the power to reshape the way people see, value, and interact with their environments and I want to share it with the world,” he said.
“Let Me Explain … is an opportunity to introduce people to the art, the artist, the process, and the meaning all at once in a fun and engaging way.”
The one-of-a-kind wildlife photographer from North Queensland founded Gone Buggo in 2019 to change the way people see, interpret and fight for the world we live in.
The show is at the Clink Theatre on September 7. Tickets at venue or https://bit.ly/3XifcfF
