Photos explore psychological drama of Australian rural life

I think that you don't have to be from there to get that," Rimmer says."The town halls portrayed that really well; it's a communal space that's suddenly not used for something any more Having people who actually were responding to something you'd done in such a serious way was something that was very unique and special that I'd love to do more of."Two decades of work form Loom of the Land, which takes its title from a Nick Cave song and refers to the ability of a place to loom over one's life."I kept thinking, it's such a beautiful title, I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I borrowed it," Rimmer says."Because it also talks about that thing about almost like being slightly uncomfortable about place."To have such a big retrospective incorporated in the Perth Festival, taking over a gallery in Fremantle, the place that's now his home, is a big deal."I'm still coming to terms with it in a way," he says."It's an incredible privilege to be in this position, that I've been given this opportunity with such an incredible team to do this."