Indistinct/Distinct by Andrew Gash
In his exhibition and accompanying book Indistinct/Distinct photographer Andrew Gash proposes landscape imagery can become more contemplative, meditative and imaginative through the influence of Zen inquiry.
This practice is a method of opening creativity inward to a more intuitive, experiential and non-linear process, enabling fresh, unconditioned ways of seeing, perceiving and being (in nature).
In this action of no-action (wu-wei), the mind is silenced, and the work is allowed to express itself.
“A state of no-thingness or selflessness is called Mu (literally meaning ‘no’) in which I become an empty vessel, filled by what the eyes see. Then I can let what is photographed flow through this Mu, without any ‘thinking’ on my part.
“The dance of Me and Mu – the dance of the cosmos.”
Read more in our interview on Sunroom.
Thanks to generous sponsors CPL Digital, Espy Music Arts, Photography Studies College, Kooyong Wine.