Barton Taylor is a Sydney-based commercial photographer specialising in the documentation of architecture and interior design. He spends his days chasing shadows around and rearranging the furniture in strangers’ houses, nestled in gardens, gutters, under the stairs, in various weird contortions, waiting patiently for the sun to come back out; trying not to take himself too seriously, but deeply serious about his work.

When not photographing the built environment Barton quietly works away at an ever expanding body of largely photo-based conceptual ‘art’ work. The focus of this work is most often detritus, ephemera, inventories of things, what he refers to as a sort of pop-anthropology.

The Project

Brought about with support from the NSW Government Centre of Excellence Program, this project includes a new 1500 seat grandstand, gyms, rehabilitation centre, lecture theatre, meeting rooms, medical and administration centre for the Parramatta Eels Rugby League team, a public café and a hub for community engagement and grassroots development.

On this project I enjoyed focusing on the scale and graphical nature of elements of the design and structure, approaching and presenting it with as much respect given to a flat abstract illustration of bold colours, forms and shapes, as to it’s formal documentation.

Architect: HB Arch