The Thousands

For this exhibition, Melbourne photographer Christopher Day has willingly let himself be lured into the candy trap of colour photography. Though After the Breadcrumbs is an excursion from his black and white work, his motifs – Kingswood cars, wilting plants and suburban brickwork etcetera – make this CMYK world recognisable yet unfamiliar. Like the house that enticed Hansel and Gretel, the form is the same but the feelings it creates are not easily controlled.**In After the Breadcrumbs, Christopher Day creates an atmosphere made up of moments, where the colour creates imaginary paths between objects until it finally draws you in. But these are the moments we live for, right? When the strength of our desire to return home is exactly what keeps us moving forward, scared but craving the sugar-coated potential lying on the path ahead. And, as we make the transition from licking our fingers to licking our wounds, we learn that there is such a thing as a healthy distrust.