

Veil
A tin garden shed sits quietly by the sea. Inside, it’s dark, warm, cocooned from the wind and salt. A single aperture faces the ocean, casting light across the walls — a vast seascape and a horizon, shaped by the shifting light. It’s not quite an image — more a suggestion, a feeling, an atmosphere, that changes as the light moves. And when the sun goes down, it disappears.
Created by Fremantle-based artist Duncan Wright, Veil transforms a place of deep personal resonance: his late grandfather’s studio. The shed’s façade is covered in years of careful inscriptions — remarks, quiet thoughts and family occasions — once scrawled by artist Gareth Morse. A place of deep reflection and experimentation for his grandfather. Veil is a posthumous collaboration across generations — an attempt to glimpse what lies beyond the visible.
Date and Time
13-30 Nov (Thur-Sun)
11am-8pm
Location
Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct
Entry
Free
Image Credit
Photo: courtesy the artist
Duncan Wright is a Western Australian photographer, artist and the founder of West End Workers Studio in Walyalup (Fremantle). Duncan works commercially across a range of clientele, and maintains an artistic practice that combines conceptual, commercial and journalistic approaches to image making. With a background working in community development, Duncan likes to immerse himself in the histories and communities of his subjects, and places great interest in the everyday people that make a place.
He prides himself on creating authentic imagery, merging different ways of seeing and processing images that draw from both historical and contemporary visual languages.
Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct
Bathers Beach,
Fremantle
Event Information: Veil is located on Bathers Beach, with best entry on the beach paths between the Whalers Tunnel and Kidogo Art House.
The installation can be entered at any time during opening hours.
This event is outdoors and features partial shelter. We recommend bringing warm clothing and any water you might need.
Facilities: Toilets will be available behind the J Shed, and Arthurs Head Public Toilet.
Parking:
Arthur Head Reserve Car Park
Round House Car Park
Cliff St Car Park
South Mole Lighthouse Car Park
Public Transport: The work is a short 10-minute walk from the Fremantle Train Station, which is the final destination for the Fremantle Train Line, as well as several bus routes.
The installation is accessed via a beach pathway with soft sand and is therefore not wheelchair accessible.