Palimpsest // Marty Hirst
Palimpsest:
a parchment reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
The works in this exhibition first exist as a digital photograph shot by the artist. Each image is then manipulated through several Photoshop layers, abstracting and shifting the pictorial narrative. Viewers are encouraged to find their own story in the completed canvas.
Marty’s practice is a montage of photography, painting and print-making. Following the footsteps of Australia’s impressionist masters, Marty is inspired by the reach of the Birrarung/Yarra that flows by the feet of the Heidelberg hills.