Rumbling

An animal takes only what it needs, but the human animal is different. Each of us wants something, wants more. Most of all, we crave external appreciation and have a deep yearning for self-esteem. 
 
Throughout history, the pursuit of self-esteem has acted as a suppressor against the innate fear of death and other human anxieties that rumble beneath our daily lives. It allows us to view ourselves as enduring and significant individuals in a world of meaning, rather than merely transient beings in a sisyphean frenzy destined for oblivion.

Indeed, not even our recent ability to consume auspiciously and its implied exploitation of lives elsewhere hindered our desire for more. If anything, the rise of highly affluent, self-indulgent societies has brought to the spotlight some of humanity's most paradoxical traits. We can be caring and compassionate, but also egocentric and reckless. We worship and we subjugate. We give and we hoard.
 
With the unique approach of photography, these images of bustling streets of Melbourne aim to catch a glimpse of our society as we move through a complex structure of symbols and dreams, roles and statuses. A world with opulent yet finite resources, simultaneously constructed and overwhelmed under our infinite quest for significance.