Julien’s Better Life is the haunting single-screen version of the nine-channel installation Ten Thousand Waves, which premiered at the 17th Biennale of Sydney in 2010. The film and photographs poetically weave together rich imagery of the cold northwest coast of England, the bustling rush hour of Shanghai, and the lush landscape of rural China.
Exhibition Dates: 24 May – 16 June 2012
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Endura Ultra photographs
2 parts: left panel: 180 x 224 cm, right panel: 180 x 255 cm, 180 x 481 cm (overall)
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Endura Ultra photograph
180 x 462 cm; Diptych: 180 x 230cm each
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Endura Ultra photograph
180 x 438 cm; Diptych: 180 x 218cm (each)
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120 x 160 cm
Edition of 10 + AP 2
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