SCOREBOARD: 2026
Thank you to
@dubboregionalcouncil @jeff_amatto ,
@walker.bec.23 More Cultural Rehabs Less Jails Aboriginal Corporation, the leaders and the young people involved in the programs.
I’ve had the privilege of walking beside parts of Jeff’s journey, gathering fragments of it through film and photography. Listening carefully.
Because that is what storytelling is to me.
Becoming a vessel. A conduit. Living in trust and holding enough space for people to reveal something of themselves that already exists beneath the surface.
This work grew through the commissioned SCOREBOARD and time spent with the young people involved in More Cultural Rehabs Less Jails
@mcrlj_ac . Together we explored light, perception and portraiture. We slowed down long enough to notice how light moves across a face, how presence changes when someone feels seen, and how a portrait can hold dignity, strength and vulnerability all at once.
The eyes became important to me.
Eyes carry experience. The resilience, humour, protection, hope. No matter how fragmented the work became through tearing, sewing and reconstruction, the eyes remained steady. Looking back at us. Asking us to stop long enough to truly see.
This work is..
@wpccdubbo
It is about visibility.
About presence.
About belonging.
About what becomes possible when people walk beside each other with trust, patience and care.
I hope this work honours the young people involved, honours Wellington and honours the quiet but powerful work being done within this community every day.
