Artwork - John Fuller
Artwork - Peta O’Hara
Artwork - Libby Derham
Artwork - Kellie O’Demsey, Photography - Cooper Brady
Photography - Cooper Brady
Artwork - Libby Derham, Photography - Cooper Brady
Artwork - Simone Gillam, photography - Cooper Brady
Composition Jason Maling with source material by John Fuller
Composition Jason Maling, source imagery John Fuller
The Keeper 2018 – 2021
The Keeper project was a long-form community project that took place in Coolum, Queensland. It was initiated in partnership with Sunshine Coast Council and a collective of local artists. The conceptual premise was a constantly evolving ‘role’ that was taken on by a local community member for one month then passed on to be reinvented by a new person. The project ran for two years after a successful pilot phase in 2019. To be a Keeper meant creating a ritualised ‘public’ method for seeking and recording the ‘stories’ of the town. Each keeper logged their work on a website and passed on the social networks generated during their tenure.
https://www.keeperproject.com.au/
The Coolum Keepers were: John Fuller, Jacqui Sanderson, Amie Moffat, Libby Derham, Peta O’hara, Shannon Carroll, Simone Gillam, Kellie O’Demsey, Alison Mooney, Jack Hagan, Andrew Veiviers, Santiago Bruno, Cooper Brady and Petalia Humpheries.
Principal Project partners: Angie Dunbaven (Red Chair), Megan Rowland (Sunshine Coast Council) Martyn Coutts (Field Theory) Documentation - Cooper Brady
The next iteration of The Keeper will take place in Nambour Queensland in 2024