The land of milk and honey, the reward of the righteous, the place of peace and
abundance at the end of toil and travel. This series concerns the private landcapes we
create for ourselves in public places – perfect moments and dream states. Elegant cities
and gardens, during the most glorious seasons of the year, provide the setting for picnics,
playing, relaxation and laughter. Everything is available here, there is nothing to search for.

However these lands exist equally inside the minds of the inhabitants, independant of the
external splendour of architecture or horticulture. These are moments of relationship
shared with other people and their experiences or with the self and its journey. They are
a worthy indulgences into a states of rest and fantasy or simply escapes from the reality of
work and haste. These lands are not destinations of themselves, rather opportunities along
the way to soak up beauty and reflect. The static photographic image reinforces the
delusion that we create for ourselves that in this moment of pleasure, the journey is
complete and the reward received. The transience of perfection can be ignored...
if only for a moment.