LLOYD GODMAN
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BIOGRAPHY
Environmental artist Lloyd Godman has been described as “the lateral thinker of Australian and New Zealand Photography”. Crossing many mediums, Godman's diverse practice centres on environmental concerns and a fascination with light. His role at the Baldessin Press has moved towards “extreme gardening” as he collects, grows and models air plants into experimental living plant sculptures based on the principle of super sustainability. His bromeliad nursery and hanging tillandsia creations inspire studio residents and visitors.
Before moving to Melbourne from New Zealand in 2005, Lloyd was the head of the photography department of the Dunedin Art School, which he founded in the early 1980s. His mainly environmental photo-based work has evolved from traditional camera techniques, through photosensitivity and photosynthesis to the current sustainable living plant sculptures using tillandsias (air-plants). Lloyd works in various forms, including large scale photo-installations, relief photo-constructions, complex photograph-photogram combinations, and interactive installations. The physical and spiritual dimensions of light offered a catalyst for continual exploration and discovery in his work.
CONNECTION TO BALDESSIN STUDIO
Since 2005, I have lived as Tess’ partner in the house adjacent to the Baldessin Press and have contributed to the ongoing development to the studio. While I am embedded in the functional demands and creative energy of the studio, it is often impossible for visitors and artists to escape the intriguing living tillandsia sculptures which I have created that adorn the studio grounds. - Lloyd Godman
