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he residue of both manmade and natural events saturates our landscapes, sometimes this residue is profoundly evident, other times it is more obscure. The recent works of Melbourne-based artist James Geurts register such potent forces – foregrounding river surges, subterranean eruptions and oceanic tidal flows, but also the pillaging, blasting and hewing of space by humans along with our attempts to exploit, understand, modify and represent the environment in which we live. In highlighting the energies and affordances of landscape, Geurts explores our ability to attend and perceive, and the cultural lenses
