Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic and artist Mr Jamie Holcombe will explore his photographic exhibition Civic Melancholy  in a public seminar at CSU at Wagga Wagga from 3.10pm on Wednesday 4 November. The exhibition, which will be officially opened by CSU lecturer Mr David Gilbey at 6pm on Saturday 14 November in the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, focuses on large-scale urban landscapes in the Riverina. During the seminar, the artist will present an overview of the project’s evolution, drawing on his ongoing PhD research into the concept of the melancholy in photography, with particular reference to urban landscape in regional community environments.  “This body of work is a personal response to my surroundings,” said Mr Holcombe. “After a long period of passive observation, this exhibition represents an interchange with the region that I now call home.” Mr Holcombe lectures in photography and digital imaging in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at CSU at Wagga Wagga.