Blue sky with multiple layers of clouds.
A dark indoor space with large windows showing a view of trees and a colorful pink and blue sky at sunset or sunrise.

The Temporality of Being by Andy Hatton

01.11.24 - 31.01.25

+ EXTENDED to 13.02.25

Reflected landscape with trees, a body of water, and sky in a glass window.
Sky with dark and pink clouds during sunset, with the silhouette of trees and a faint reflection of trees on a glass surface.

The Dorney House - Fort Nelson c1978, by architect J.H. Esmond Dorney - is widely regarded as one of Australia’s best houses. Significantly, the Dorney House was recently awarded international recognition by Docomomo, a body recognising important modernist architecture globally. In September 2023, Andy was commissioned by Paddy Dorney (son of Esmond) to document the house, its light, energy and environment.

The Temporality of Being explores the relationship between time and human existence through the Dorney House. Here, the house serves as a metaphorical landscape, where past, present, and future converge. It reflects how time shapes identity and memory, becoming a living framework for understanding the profound effects of temporal existence.