I have been writing a memoir over the past few years, initially titled Catch Him by His Name. It began …
Author Archives: Julian
Transparency
My curiosity in transparency—not the political kind, but in drawing—led me to animation and out again, as it was too …
Wigley Waterhole
An architect, torn between art and architecture, follows housing into Country and discovers both the cost and the necessity of grabbing the tiger’s tail.
Warrandyte
I discovered this photo of our family home during the forties in an architectural thesis. (I’ve lost the reference details.) …
2025
The new year rolls on, bringing the world’s chaos along with it. There’s not much to do but keep trying …
Snippets
Header image: City Square. Oil on canvas. An early Jim Wigley painting. Date to be sorted. Note to myself: My …
From the diary
A rough for a political ‘flyer’ for rally in Adelaide 1980
Mystery boy
An indistinct image of a small boy, around 9 or 10 years of age can be seen watching, or even …
Sydney sojourn
Our visit to Sydney entailed a ferry ride or two, staying out of frame of influencers filming themselves along The Corso, mingling with other tourists and enjoying the sunshine. Crumbs, how to destroy the public interface to a glorious harbour, or are there secret hollows and public spaces competing with the raw development only known by locals? I hope so.