Whitehorse News - June 2023

A respected photographer from Melbourne’s east has taken photos of ordinary things in his neighbourhood and transformed them into striking artworks for this month’s feature exhibition at Whitehorse Artspace, Box Hill Town Hall.

Moses Tan has created more than 40 pieces for his exhibition ‘The Scenery Of Things’, which opens at Artspace on 3 June and continues until 1 July.

Moses was a longtime photography tutor at Box Hill Institute and science teacher at Vermont Secondary College, and has had a lifelong passion for photography.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began taking photos during walks near his Wantirna home of basic scenes such as cracks and water marks on a road bridge underpass, and the textures on a wooden bench.

He then digitally edited the photos at home and reimagined them into new landscapes with different colours and gradients.

The results are art pieces depicting scenes such as rain storms, flower petals in a pond, garden scenes and satellite images of the earth.

The exhibition provides an insight into his creative mind and shows how the most basic scenes can be transformed into breathtaking pieces of art.

Moses said he hoped the exhibition inspired people to explore the potential of the images they capture and how they can be reimagined into something new.

“There is an image to be captured everywhere around you if you know where to look… you just have to be open to whatever’s there in front of you and what it possibly suggests,” he said.

You can experience ‘The Scenery of Things’ by visiting the Whitehorse Artspace at Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill. Entry is free and opening hours are 10am – 4pm Tuesday-Friday, and 12pm – 4pm on Saturday.

For more information phone the gallery on 9262 6250 or visit the Artspace website