State Library South Australia's video: If walls could talk : a photographic exhibition by Alexandra McOrist

Alexandra (Sandi) McOrist introduces her exhibition 'If walls could talk' - held at the State Library of South Australia 9 September 2022 to 29 January 2023 Discover life in rural South Australia through a series of thought-provoking images of two farmhouses. Each photo entices you to look closer for a story woven within from a newspaper or magazine from the past. Built in the 1850s, these farmhouses were home to generations of the same settler families for over 160 years. Today they lie empty. While few personal belongings remain and nature is beginning to reclaim the buildings, you can still see aspects of personal domestic life. To breathe life back into the farmhouses, cuttings from newspapers and magazines are woven into each image. Sourced from regional and statewide newspapers in the archives of the State Library of South Australia, they cover subjects relating to the families. As you look at the images, imagine life through the many decades Sandi is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia and is currently resident in Scotland. She has been involved in photography for many years and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) and has attained an Excellence distinction with the International Federation of Artistic Photographers (EFIAP). She is currently working on a fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. She was educated in Scotland and has a BSc in Pure Science from The University of Aberdeen and a PhD in Molecular Pathology from Edinburgh University Medical School. She has worked in science research for the Medical Research Council (UK), The University of Edinburgh, and CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition (Adelaide). She is also a consultant whisky taster for the Scottish Malt Whisky Industry. Filmed at the Mortlock Building, State Library of South Australia by Shane Reid.Edited by Sam Jozeps. Music by bensound.com Photographs, text and design copyright ©Alexandra L McOrist 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this exhibition may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Alexandra L McOrist.