An exhibition, auction and dialogue.
“Is there any reason why Tasmania should not be more beautiful on the day we leave it, than on the day we came?
If we can revise some of our attitudes towards the land under our feet – if we can accept the role of a steward, and depart from the role of the conqueror; if we can accept the view that man and nature are inseparable parts of the unified whole
– then a Tasmania that is truly beautiful can be a shining beacon in a dull, uniform and largely artificial world.”
Olegas Truchanas, 1923 to 1972
In early November 2019, the Sidespace Galleries walls were adorned with emotive, mystical images, photos, paintings and media clippings of lost heart of Tasmania’s South-West Wilderness, Lake Pedder.
Pieces came from an impressive range of famed Tasmanian artists: Olegas Truchanas, Patricia Giles, Margaret Forsyth, Max Angus, Elspeth Vaughan, Ralph Hope-Johnstone with Diane Masters, Philip England, Andy Szollosi, David R. Blühdorn, Steven Crump and Dan Broun.
Over the course of the week more than 400 people visited the exhibition, as well as the many more who attended the numerous associated panels and auction with helped raise $20,000k for the campaign.
The exhibition was a momentous event for the campaign, demonstrating the rapid growth of community support behind restoring Lake Pedder.
Everyone exited the gallery a little lighter than they entered, all leaving passing comments of encouragement: “goodluck”, “keep going, no matter what”, “I hope this campaign can Restore the Lake.”.
The campaign to Restore Pedder is alive and stronger than ever – We invite you to revisit the exhibition, virtually, below.
Special Events and Panel discussions
The Exhibition Auction Pieces
Patricia Giles
The Lake, Mt Solitary and Mt Anne in background 1968
Patricia Giles
Frankland Range across the beach 1968
Patricia Giles
Frankland Range
Patricia Giles
Beach & Frankland Range 1968
Patricia Giles
Early Camp (1957 with Mary Davis)
Patricia Giles
Frankland Range beyond a Pedder beach pool
Andy Szollosi
Lake Pedder 2018
Patricia Giles
Beach & Grass Sketch 1968
Margaret Forsyth
Lake Pedder 2018
Max Angus
Summer at Lake Pedder – with Mt. Anne on the horizon
Max Angus
Lake Pedder beach in summer
Max Angus
Lake Pedder/Sydney Opera House
Elspeth Vaughan
Lake Pedder from the Coronets
Diane Masters
Unique State -Telopea truncata – the Tasmanian waratah
Olegas Truchanas, 1923-1972
Early morning mist with a small tree
Olegas Truchanas, 1923-1972
The Lake, clouds, reflections and Frankland Range beyond
David R. Blühdorn
Keeping Faith
Sunset as aged Melaleucas watch and wait for the impoundment to subside
David R. Blühdorn
First Glimpse from the Coronets Track (March 1972)
Max Angus
Pedder – The Story the Paintings
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
Lake Pedder cradled beneath the Frankland Range
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
The Serpentine River flows out of Lake Pedder
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
Lake Pedder with Lake Maria and creek in the foreground
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
The fluted pattern of Lake Pedder’s beach in summer
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
Lake Pedder, the Frankland Range (foreground) and Mt Anne (background right)
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
“Jewel of the wilderness” from the Frankland Range
Rare one-off archive photos of Lake Pedder, Cibachromes by Ralph Hope-Johnstone, 1917-89
Maria Creek spills through the dunes and across the beach
Restore Lake Pedder 