Grande Bruto

Following a series of ill-fated events, a mental breakdown and fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, Leo found himself broke, in the grip of an alcohol addiction and living with Glen, an Aussie larrikin who struggles with his own addiction problems, in a rundown house on the outskirts of Newcastle.

Despite his dire predicament, Leo fell in love and married Rosie, a sweet, god-fearing woman who saw his faults and decided to love him anyway.

This project details their life on the margins. It’s raw, unflinching, full of humanity and often laced with humour. These intensely personal works are intended for those that are broken and for those rare hearts that choose to love them anyway.

Portrait of two gentlemen and their pet bird seated in their living room.
Elderly gentleman sleeping on his back on a bed while someone outside the frame tips some books sitting on the bedside table onto his head.
Standing man shaving a seated elderly gentleman's beard with hair-clippers.
Elderly gentleman waiting seated at a run down bus stop with a bouquet of pink flowers.
Seated gentleman surprising a cat who was hiding under a tablecloth.
Elderly gentleman plays guitar while another man juggles oranges and a third man dances.
Man with bloodied face and an orange in his mouth.
Elderly man practicing Kendo with a woodern sword in his backyard.
Elderly gentleman in his underwear with a cat over his shoulders.
Middle aged man holding a black and white cat.
Man falling headfirst into the river while his friend in the foreground is oblivious.
Conceptual portrait of a man seated against a messy backdrop holding a magnifying glass covering his head.
African woman holds a bouquet of flowers and smiles broadly at the camera.
Man awkwardly putting a headband on while a woman is putting on her glasses.
Headshot of a middle aged man with a severe black eye and a cigarette hanging from his mouth.
Elderly gentleman seated on a hotel bed and looks out the window sombrely.
A Female African pastor preaches to a white gentleman and his African bride at their interracial wedding ceremony.
Wedding flower girls posing for a photo.
African wife standing over her white husband who lays on the floor in their wedding photos.
White groom and African wife swapping wedding outfits and posing for their wedding photos in front of ocean baths.
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In my dreams I'm dirty, broke, beautiful and free