When I photographed the preparations being made to pull together this superb exhibition of works by Peter Zanetti, I should have noticed things like shadows and interference during the shoot, but I was so overwhelmed by the scale of what I was seeing, that my concentration lapsed long enough to do an injustice to these breath-taking works.
My only excuse for poor photography is that I was so jolly busy feeling honoured, to even notice such things as poor camera angle, and flares. Therefore you have even more reason to drop in at The Edge Art Space – Brooklyn ( uh...Sydney) to view the offerings of Peter Zanetti in person.
Frankly, despite my humble photographic skills, the detail, depth of field, proportions, and tones of Peter Zanetti’s black & white collection, are clearly unparalleled. Even I cannot spoil that for you.
In recording on canvas, that which seemed previously invisible to the rest of us, Peter Zanetti helps us all grasp the awe and beauty of his world....our world.
Currently concentrating on the wilderness of Kuringai National Park on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Peter manages to make the hills, rocky outcrops, and flora talk to us with one voice. The tiny caves formed over veritable lifetimes, the trees blown into tormented angles by prevailing winds, and the terrain so rugged that Aboriginal rock paintings are still being discovered, all add to the spiritual pull of these lands.
One can see Zanettis love of his surroundings in all his works. He has a real understanding of the world he lives in, an empathy for the bush, and an acceptance of nature with all its flaws. He can be seen in his straw hat, walking the bush trails of Sydney, lugging great armloads of his ‘tools of trade’, and returning day after day, to perfect his brilliant contributions.
