The Sheltering programme, kept from that night in Brisbane.

We Are One

Three separate works, poured into one evening. A show about shelter that paused so a room of strangers could become one. Notes from Bangarra's Sheltering, and the quiet line running from Meanjin to Madurai.

Earn a Living. Keep a Life.

Lining up for the surf on a weekday evening. No medals. No announcements. Just bodies remembering they were built to move.

Watching The Wind Work

The sea was calm, the sky spotless, and a light breeze played around like it had nowhere in particular to be. Then a boat caught the wind, its sail filled, it leaned slightly, and began to move. Just like that.

The Brown Snake and I

The Story Bridge glows over the Brisbane River — the Brown Snake — on a still evening under a full moon. Some nights, the river feels less like water and more like time itself, quietly flowing past the city it has seen grow, falter, and rise again.

Between the Big Blue Sky and the Brown River

Between the big blue sky and the brown river, I met Joseph — a deckhand who turned routine into rhythm, and work into quiet joy. Some people do their jobs. Others inhabit them.

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