The Summer Of Us

In this monumental body of work, Narelle Autio catalogued her daily findings from a summer spent combing the beaches with her children. Each discarded treasure elevated to the symbolic; tenderly photographed with the childlike sense of wonder that underpins any seaside discovery.

The cumulative effect of more than 150 individual photographs speaks to a granular, sensory experience of summer that is uniquely Australian. From within this mass of images, the viewer begins to draw on their own memory and experience, combining seemingly disparate images to evoke half memories, or imagined narratives.

Narelle Autio
Drivers Licence, 2008
$440
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Australian Thong, 2009
$1,980
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Ball of Sticks, 2009
$1,980
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Black Sunglasses, 2009
$1,100
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Green Mask, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Page from a Book, 2009
$400
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Pinna Shell I, 2009
$1,980
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Plastic Gun, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Redhead Matches, 2009
$440
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Sardine Can, 2009
$1,100
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Small Black Glove, 2009
$1,980
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Surfboard Fin, 2009
$1,100
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Red Rope, 2008
$1,980
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13 Shark Eggs and 2 old Cans, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Bankcard, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Barbie Doll, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Beef Jerky, 2009
$440
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Black Box Fish, 2009
$440
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Black Dummy, 2009
$440
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Blue Knickers, 2009
$1,100
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Blue Lighter, 2009
$440
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Blue Swimmer Crab, 2009
$1,980
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Bluebottle, 2009
$440
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Bone, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Broken Orange Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Broken Tennis Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Burley Bucket, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Butterfly, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Cafe Card, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Calculator, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Car Tyre, 2009
$3,300
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Cigarette Butt, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Clear Yellow Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Cork Float, 2009
$440
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Cormorant, 2009
$1,980
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Crab Net, 2009
$3,300
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Crab Nippers, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Crayfish, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Carpet Shark Eggs, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Crayfish Head, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Crustacean, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Denim Jeans, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Dog Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Dog Pooh Bag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Dried Port Jackson Shark, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Drinking Tag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Elephant Fish Egg, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Eagle Ray, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Fan Shell, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Fire Cracker, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Fish Bone, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Fishing Hook, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Fishing Line and Seaweed, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Fishing Rod, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Fishing Tag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Fob Watch, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Frisbee, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Gladiator Knife, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Golf Ball, 440
$440
Narelle Autio
Great White Shark, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Green Bottle, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Green Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Green Sunglasses, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Grey Wings, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Hand Reel, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Jack Lives Here, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Juvenile Port Jackson Shark, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Mobile Phone, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Large Sponge, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Moet, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Mozzie, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Octopus, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Old Goggles, 2009
$1,100
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Old Hat, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Old Shoe, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Old Sock, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Orange and Green Float, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Orange Flag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Orange Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Life Ring, 2009
$4,400
Narelle Autio
Party Ice, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Penguin, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Penguin Flipper, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Pink Beanie, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Pink Floatie, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Pink Thong, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Pinna Shell #2, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Pinna Shell #3, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Pinna Shell #4, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Plastic Bag, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Plastic Drumstick, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Port Jackson Shark, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Port Jackson Shark Egg, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Purple Flower, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Purple Goggles, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Purple Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red and Green Tennis Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red and White Float, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Red Balloon, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Comb, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Dog Tag, 440
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Flag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Flower, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Petal, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Plane, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Red Popper, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Sponge, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Red Tennis Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Reef Oil, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Rope Hook, 440
$440
Narelle Autio
Ruler, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Sad Doll, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Sand Crab Shell, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Sandshoe, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Sandy Fish, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Sea Tulips, 2009
$1,100
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Sea Urchin, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Sea Urchins, 2009
$3,300
Narelle Autio
Seagrass Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Seagull, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Seal Skull, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Seaweed, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Seaweed Hair, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Seed Pod, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Shingleback Lizard, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Small Orange Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Small Seagrass Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Soccer Ball, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Spider Crab, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Sponge, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Sponge Flower, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Sponge Tree, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Spray Tan, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Squid Jig, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Straw Hat, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Succulent, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Syringe, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Tennis Ball, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Tennis Ball with Fern, 2009
$2,009
Narelle Autio
Tennis Ball with Flower, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Tennis Ball with Hair, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Tennis Ball with Hole, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Toadfish, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Tomato Sauce Bottle, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Toy Fire Engine, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Two Eggs, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Upside Down Granular Sea Star, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
VB Can, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Vermillion Biscuit Star, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Southern Sand Star, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
White Lighter, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
White Wings, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Yellow Dog Tag, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Yellow Float, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Yellow Flower, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Yellow Flowers in Vase, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Yellow Underpants, 2009
$2,009
Narelle Autio
Horse Shoe, 2009
$1,100
Narelle Autio
Red Granular Sea Star, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Seastar Coscinasterias Muricata, 2009
$1,980
Narelle Autio
Upside-Down Blue Granular Sea Star, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Yellow Key, 2009
$440
Narelle Autio
Yellow Shirt, 2009
$1,980
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