Loom of the Land combines three interconnected bodies of work from artist Brad Rimmer’s Wheatbelt trilogy in a major survey exhibition. Silence (2009), Nature Boy (2019), and Nowhere Near (2023) were created during Rimmer’s return journeys to the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, the landscape of his youth. Working in documentary photography, Rimmer’s work captures the Wheatbelt’s landscapes and communities with sensitivity and depth, as he brings a sense of drama and cinematic attention to scenes that might otherwise go unnoticed.

The emotional register of these photographs is amplified by two newly commissioned and site-responsive works that breathe life into abandoned Wheatbelt town halls – once vibrant social hubs. The video works capture evocative musical compositions, composed and performed by Emily Barker and Mark Holdsworth, reinvigorating these spaces of memory, connection and change.

This exhibition surveys Rimmer’s celebrated artistic enquiry and boldly develops a new direction in his accomplished practice.