The New Gardeners

aerial image of boy playing baseball, by Amy Walsh using the KAP technique, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Baseball Boy


aerial image of lady in her garden hanging out her clothes on the washing line, by Amy Walsh using the KAP technique,location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Flower Lady


aerial image of lady in her garden looking after her flowers, by Amy Walshlocation Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Washer Woman


aerial image of man cutting his grass, by Amy Walsh, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Lawnmower Man


aerial image of man cutting his grass, by Amy Walsh, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Lawnmower Man ii


Aerial Images of men loading a four wheel dirt bike into the back of a pick up truck, image taken by Amy Walsh using the KAP Technique, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Trucker Guys


Aerial Image of a man sitting on his Deck, or Bridge as it is called in Newfoundland. Taken by Amy Walsh using the KAP Technique, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Man on Bridge (Deck)


aerial image of sheep in a field, documenting the passing of free grazing. Taken by Amy Walsh using the KAP technique, location Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Farewell Free Grazing


The New Gardeners is a series of aerial photographs that I took while on an artist residency in Newfoundland. The perspective used in this work is commonly referred to as the birds-eye view, the god-view or the Google-view and it is used to place the viewer into the position of an imaginary observer. Both micro and macroscopic viewpoints can be seen and the individual is no longer identified as him or her self; rather they become part of a collective group. People and objects take on miniature proportions and perspective reveals structures, markings and patterns made by man within the landscape. Traces of mans actions are evidenced and the images reveal social norms that are followed by the individuals of the town. The series is titled The New Gardeners which is a reference to the town of Tilting before the abolition of free grazing in the 90s when the practice of recreational gardening did not exist. However since the abolition of free grazing, recreational gardening has become part of everyday life in Tilting. Nearly every house has a manicured garden with flowerbeds and shrubs since residents are expected to maintain their gardens. The pictures evidence both the manicured gardens and the practice of gardening itself. In revealing these structures and social patterns, the work questions the status-quo notions of choice and control.