Entry Title: " Tarp nation"
Name: kent mathews, Australia
Category: Professional, Night Photography


Entry Description: Every year thousands of Australians head into the "bush " for their summer holidays, and every year they create ever more elaborate structures made from tarpaulin.
Tarp Nation explores the magical scene of these makeshift cities and attempts to capture a feeling of the experience of people spending their holidays together under the stars.

Kent Mathews. Exhibition biography. 2009. 30 x 40, a snapshot of contemporary Australian Art pactice, joint show. United gallery.Sydney. Australia. 5/6/09 - 25/7/09. 2009. Bondi Nightscapes joint show, curated by Susan Baraz, PX3.Gallery TBC. Paris. France. 2009. Bondi Nightscapes joint show curated by Susan Baraz, PX3. Farmani gallery. New York. USA. 18/5/09 – 27/5/09. 2009. Transience. Joint show. United gallery. Sydney Australia. 2007. Bondi Nightscapes. Solo show. Blender gallery, Sydney. Australia. 2006. Dreamscapes. Solo Show. Grenier des Chailloux gallery, Burgandy France. 2005. En Plastique. Joint show. Dombine gallery. Burgundy. France. 2004. Senses. Joint curated by 125 magazine. Corbis outline gallery. New York. USA. 2004. Senses. Joint show curated by 125magazine. St Luke’s gallery. London. UK. 1999. One moment please. Joint show. Victoria and Albert museum. London. UK. 1995. End of the Asylum. Solo Show. Portobello Juice gallery. London UK.