Ward Roberts 'COURTS' exhibition @ No Vacancy's Project Space

‘Sports courts are subjects to extremes, battered by the stomps and stamps of players or else left in silence.  For many, the attraction to healthy recreational activities has been replaced by faster, louder viewing experiences. The surrounding buildings that feature in many of these images give us a clue to where all the playing action has gone – indoors.’

Went to the opening of this exhibition last week. While the courts in many of these photos appear neglected and lonely, it’s hard to bypass the diversity of each – shifting from clean urban tones to sudden vibrant arrays of colour in intruiging cultural settings. A finalist in the New York Photo Festival, winner of the xTO Fine Art Award in 2009 and currently exhibiting in Hong Kong, London and Colorado, young Melbourne photographer Ward Roberts is set for rad things. A charming minimalist sentiment attached to this series which makes it definitely worth having a look at.

If you’re in Melbourne, drop by No Vacancy’s Projectspace held @The Atrium at Federation Square, where this (free) exhibition is showing until the 1st of August.

www.wardrobertsphoto.com

www.no-vacancy.com.au/projectspace