Sleeper – (dandenong)Dominic Redfern's contribution for the sleeper project, brings together two bookmarks from the history of the Dandenong region and train line and its contemporary present. Images of a dead Kangaroo Apple bush - indigenous to the area - are juxtaposed with decommissioned red gum sleepers and then situated in the brand new Dandenong station. The imagery calls up the past in a poetic and abstract manner way without suggesting a binary old good/new bad relationship. The two videos are of differing durations in order to randomise the combinations of imagery. The work has no beginning, middle or end but cycles seamlessly, providing a backdrop to the bustle of the station and creating a restful and reflective time-out for commuters.
Ian Haig
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