When the Sun Sleeps is a photographic exploration of the small Australian coastal city of Warrnambool and the stories embedded within its social and environmental ecologies.
As someone who grew up in the area, Jellie felt constantly torn between staying and leaving, travelling and dwelling between city and country. The project explores her ambivalent feelings toward growing up in a typical regional Australian town. The work depicts an honest contrast to the usual cliched touristic imagery of Warrnambool, while investigating clashing ideas to both question and celebrate rural living through long-form documentary and the traditions of photography that respond to place.
