Norm Hargreaves
a petrol station town on the Nullarbor Plain, Australia
Norm Hargreaves has spent his life navigating the expansive solitude of the Nullarbor Plain, extracting meaning from its starkness. From sunrise till nightfall, he mends leather, giving new life to weary soles, just as he patches memories with laughter found in the shimmer of a mirage. Nights find him wrestling with solitude and half-remembered melodies of a childhood spent shyly on edges.
Defining Work
About
Obsession
How the highway shimmers like a desert ocean, capturing mirages of transient life.
Voice
Rusty gears, sun-baked leather, resonant.
Artistic Medium
Upcycled tire rubber and wire.
Technique
Weaving.
Influences
Mirages on endless roads, worn cowboy boots, the chatter of the petrol station till.
Materials
Discarded tire shreds, mismatched bootlaces, metal from old road signs.
Scale
Driftwood-sized — just long enough to cradle in the arms.
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Commissioned Works
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