Photographic artist Lisa Garland has been documenting her community on the North West Coast for more than 20 years. Lisa makes portraits of people so deeply connected to where they live that often the portrait of their place tells more about them than the people themselves. As a new generation is emerging and another passing, Lisa reflects on what she looks for in her subjects and how her focus is changing.

Pat Brassington is one of Australia’s most significant and influential artists. Over four decades, Brassington has captivated audiences with her ability to transform the familiar into the fantastical through her photomontages. We talk about her childhood in Hobart and how this may have influenced her practice.

Pakana writer Adam Thompson sources much of the inspiration for his stories from his experiences working across the archipelago of Furneaux islands between lutruwita and mainland Australia. These islands are not only the backdrop for his dark moral tales but they also hold his family history.

Ellen Dahl grew up in the Arctic North of Norway and is now living and working on Gadigal Country in Sydney. We talk about her recent work that questions whether the landscapes in lutruwita, Tasmania, and Svalbard, north of the Arctic Circle share something in common. Do the similarities and differences offer another way of understanding how we see and what  feel about the world?

Troy Ruffels, a photomedia artist drawing on the tradition of painting and drawing, makes works that are both immersive and atmospheric. Troy incorporates the elements of fire and water into his daily routine from pre-dawn ocean swims to evening fire pits, creating a discipline for his art practice.

Matthew Newton, an accomplished photojournalist, cinematographer and director, has spent 25 years capturing Tasmania's rich environmental landscapes. Matt discusses his unique career path, starting as a whitewater kayaker before delving into photography and filmmaking. He shares insights into his collaborative projects, including documenting Tasmania's wilderness and history, and how his work with writers, artists and conservationists has brought stories of the natural world to life.

We are thinking on thinking with one of the world leading philosophers on place Jeff Malpas. We question where and how one can do their best thinking, the roles of centre and periphery in the evolution of ideas, how the zeitgeist actually works, and the highly influential role our childhood has on how we think as adults.

Zoe Grey shares her unique perspective on what it was like growing up surrounded by the powerful forces of nature, from the relentless Southern Ocean waves to the isolation of rural life. She discusses how surfing has not only been a way of life but also a crucial part of her identity, deeply intertwined with her art. We also explore her recent residency in Svalbard, near the Arctic, comparing the raw, rugged environments of Tasmania and the far north.

We are in conversation with Lorenzo Barbasetti Di Prun who trained as an artist in Venice and shifted his practice to gastronomy and food activism. Foraging is his method and adapting recipes so that ingredients can be found locally is his objective as he adapts to a changing climate change.

Davide Degano began to question what it means to be Italian. Am I Sicilian, Colombian, Friulian, or Slovenian? My grandmother Olga was born in Slovenia. By the time she was 20, the same land had become Italy. One hundred and fifty years ago, Sicily was part of the Spanish Empire, and not long before that it was part of the Ottoman Empire.

Nuvola Ravera in deep listening at a watercourse. Image: Anna Positano

Carolina Mazzolari, an acclaimed Italian textile and video artist, honours the legacy of women who ran public laundries in ‘Alone Together’. Collaborating with Royal Ballet choreographer Kristen McNally and Royal Opera House senior costume manager Ilaria Martello, Carolina connects viewers to the invisible world of domestic labour through stunning video projections on Venice's streets and tapestries in the Domus Civica Gallery, San Polo.