Blade & Bale, the latest project from Paul Charles Bartlett, is an intimate photographic meditation on labour, rhythm, and material contrast, set within the enclosed world of a working woolshed.
Moving between moments of relentless motion and quiet pause, the work observes shearers and sheep in near-unison, man and beast folding into a shared tempo.
“I photograph this place
because it refuses performance.
Because it does not care who is watching.
Because purpose lives here
without needing to explain itself.
These images aren’t about nostalgia.
They’re about presence.
About staying still long enough
for the shed to let you in.”
This beautifully presented book contains over 70 photographs and includes several written pieces across 80 pages. Printed on 150gsm high quality silk coated paper between a full colour matte laminated 350gsm cover. The book measures 29.7cm x 21cm.
This project marks the second release through Better Rebel and the first in an ongoing series of shorter-form works. Blade & Bale is offered as a pre-order, with further details unfolding as the book nears completion.
All copies will be handsigned
Blade & Bale, the latest project from Paul Charles Bartlett, is an intimate photographic meditation on labour, rhythm, and material contrast, set within the enclosed world of a working woolshed.
Moving between moments of relentless motion and quiet pause, the work observes shearers and sheep in near-unison, man and beast folding into a shared tempo.
“I photograph this place
because it refuses performance.
Because it does not care who is watching.
Because purpose lives here
without needing to explain itself.
These images aren’t about nostalgia.
They’re about presence.
About staying still long enough
for the shed to let you in.”
This beautifully presented book contains over 70 photographs and includes several written pieces across 80 pages. Printed on 150gsm high quality silk coated paper between a full colour matte laminated 350gsm cover. The book measures 29.7cm x 21cm.
This project marks the second release through Better Rebel and the first in an ongoing series of shorter-form works. Blade & Bale is offered as a pre-order, with further details unfolding as the book nears completion.
All copies will be handsigned
