L'âme
By Martine Perret
Artist Bio
Martine Perret is a photographic artist born in Paris and now live and work from her base in Margaret River. Perret is known for her portrayal of the Western Australian landscape, often employing aerial captures and portraiture to tell important stories of our times. Her approach to artistic work is based on a career in photojournalism, including a decade covering UN peacekeeping missions in conflict zones, in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Timor-Leste and West Africa where she documented the Ebola crisis. Perret’s recent projects Ngala Wongga (Come Talk) - Cultural Significance of Languages in the Goldfields - exhibited across Western Australia with ART ON THE MOVE and at the Australian embassy in Paris for the International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019 and Belong – Language connecting feeling, culture, country highlighting the importance of First Nations' languages exhibited at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth 2021/ 2022
Artist Statement / Description of artwork
Flying over the North Midlands salt lakes of Western Australia, for the creation of an aerial series of photographs for my on-going project 'Beyond - Above Western Australia', I am reminded of the ever-changing mood of the land, and of what is profoundly magical and timeless.