Statement
‘The Hunt - Part 1’ Tracks stretch across the landscape as far as the eye can see in a seemingly otherworldly scene captured on the periphery of one of the largest salt pans in the West Australian goldfields. The scars criss-crossing the landscape bear witness to the relentless hunt for treasure which has been ongoing in this area since 1894.
Artist Bio
Chad Peacock is a West Australian visual artist born and raised in the Perth Hills, working primarily with the mediums of video and photography.
Picking up a camera at an early age, his passion turned into a full-time career capturing the practices of renowned artists from around the globe. After several years of working alongside a variety of artists, several organic collaborations began, resulting in work being exhibited in galleries across Western Australia.
Gallery works include:
A 2014 film collaboration with Miik Green -‘Mikros Kosmos’ - exhibited in the show ‘Beta Blocker’ at John Curtin Gallery which subsequently toured across regional WA (Art on the Move).
A 2016 collaboration with Tunisian based artist Karim Jabbari & Perth based Bewley Shaylor saw Chad’s stills photography exhibited in ‘The Core’ (at the Goods Shed Gallery, Claremont).
Collaboration with artist Kyle Hughes Odgers resulting in the 15 minute short film entitled ‘Ordered Chaos’ which featured in the show ‘Silence’ at Turner Gallery in 2017.
Film collaboration with indigenous artist Katie West currently in production shot in Cossack WA to be exhibited in Art Gallery of Western Australia 2021.
Chad’s infatuation with balance and symmetry is clear in his current limited edition print photography project which will culminate in 150 limited edition prints and a publication. He is also 10 months into a 12 month project entitled ‘SIGHT UNSEEN’ which will see the subtle transformation of a small wheatbelt salt lake over the course of a year.
Works can be viewed at www.peacockvisuals.com/prints