This collection of contemporary campaign furniture investigates the attempts of Tasmania’s nineteenth century European settlers and explorers to create order in the “new and unknown” land by describing, renaming and mapping the country.

Each of these contemporary interpretations have been inspired by a notable person from Tasmania’s 19th century history, with the pieces incorporating maps, text and images relating to the journeys undertaken.

Through their journals, letters and reports, as well as accounts from their contemporaries, I have tried to get a sense of each person; to create a piece of furniture they might have found useful and practical, but also which in some way embodies their experiences and travels.

The pieces of furniture can thus be loosely seen as “Wunderkammer”, but instead of being used to store objects collected while traveling, the furniture stores the places visited and the experience of the journey.

For more about each traveller and the stories behind each piece, click on the image of the piece or read more in the pdf version of the catalogue.