Urban Dreaming

Head On Photo Festival 2013

Vince Lovecchio

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Dates: 08 Jun 2013 - 18 Jun 2013

Location: Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre 782 Kingsway Gymea NSW 2227 Australia

Hours: Daily 10am-5pm

Entry Fee: Free

Exhibition Event:

Official Opening 08/06/2013 4:00 am

A photographic exhibition exploring the mythic dimension of the urban environment The inspiration for this work stems from a deep fascination with the symbolic language of myth, dream and alchemy. A rich mythic vocabulary of symbolic imagery making possible a dialogue by which we can deepen our connectedness to ourselves, others, the world, and the universe; ultimately giving substance and meaning to this glimmer of existence we call life.

A sense that there is something more or beyond, something mysterious that relates our small human world of experiences with a larger reality. With camera as my mind’s eye I found myself immersed within a labyrinth of laneways, junk yards and car parks. Like a child longing for magic, I wandered through this timeless space wanting for a sign to appear.

A slender thread, or crack, an opening through which that ‘tremendous fascinating mystery’ (mysterium tremendum et fascinans); that dimension of mystery by which we are all confronted, which pervades all our life experiences and transcends all things would reveal itself in my Urban Dreaming.