It’s no secret that Nambour on the Sunshine Coast is on the rise – especially its underground music scene.
No Barriers is a photo exhibition at the Old Ambulance Station‘s Ramp Space, by Marc Roberts (pictured), capturing the rise of the local hardcore and punk scene.
It runs until Feb 7, with an opening night on Friday, featuring live music from Two Seventy and Step Back. Both bands are deeply rooted in the community’s scene.
Spanning more than 300 images, Marc’s exhibition documents the scene exactly as it is. The bands, the people who come to see them, and the gritty community space where it all unfolds.
His focus is on what’s present, and not what’s performed. There’s no staging, no separation, and definitely no polish.
Every photograph was taken at Black Box Theatre, the stage and room for the shows, inside the gallery space on Howard Street. The place has become the beating heart of a diverse community, which is experiencing a unique era of high-cost living, and a growing homelessness crisis.
Black Box has been central to the growth of the grassroots scene. It offers relentless live music to young people, musicians, and audiences, who have built something real, raw and sustained.
Marc approaches the scene as both participant and documentarian. He records moments in real time, preserving them as a record of this period.
No barriers is between the artist and the audience. It’s between the camera and the moment.
Don’t miss out on this incredible documentary of a scene that shows no signs of stopping.
No Barriers opens at the Old Ambulance Station, Nambour, on Friday.
While this is a FREE event, be sure to grab a ticket via HUMANTIX here as it is expected to sell-out.
Check out more of Marc’s work here: https://www.marcroberts.xyz.
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