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 When Nick came to my studio to discuss the approach for his new book, I suggested that he make some drawings to go with the photos. At this, he asked for a marker and paper, proceeding to deftly and without hesitation draw the portrait for the cover.

The photos in this book were captured by Nick during his childhood, with a camera gifted to him by his mum. They eventually made their way to Nick's studio and collected all the detritus that comes with it: dust, paint, fingerprints. In doing so, these images have aged over time, along with Nick and his perspective on the world. They haven’t been used as direct reference imagery for Nick's paintings, as evidenced by the way he made the cover drawing and others featured in this publication; this method would stifle Nick’s flow and intuition to react in the moment. But they are in the work, like everything else in Nick's life and the things he holds close.

In his words, “A reproduction of a reproduction sings sweet with all this archive. Mirroring the world. Forwards and Back.”

SP # 27
70 pages including 3 x Fold out inserts.
27.5 x 20 cm, Spiral bound
Designed & Risograph printed by Simon Gardam
1st edition of 120
Published by Stray Pages Naarm / Melbourne 2025
ISBN: 978-0-646-72598-7