Author Identifier

Ines Zimmermann: http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1355-5435

Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Thesis - ECU Access Only

Publisher

Edith Cowan University

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Honours

School

School of Arts and Humanities

First Supervisor

Donna Mazza

Abstract

Highlighting the area of the Capes region in Western Australia, this research project investigates how three creative non-fiction essays might form a representation of finding the sublime in solitude between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin, informing understandings of place and belonging, in context with the author’s personal experiences of migrating to Australia. Employing a practice-led approach in conjunction with the methodologies of solitary walks, immersion writing and the study of community history and literature, the research explores how inquiry into aloneness can foster and support interpretation of place-attachment while also nurturing interconnectivity between two different cultures, seen through the lens of an immigrant. The practice-led research component is a collection of essays that explore the Capes region and memories of Switzerland, intertwined with solitary observations and journalling, celebrating the splendours and changes in the landscape due to ecological threats like global warming and increased urbanisation. This creative work is accompanied by an exegesis investigating the links between creative practice, methods and processes through the lens of solitude and the sublime. The study is intended to add to the small body of regional literature and to honour the magnitude and energy of the Capes landscape, but also aims to offer a vision towards ecological sustainability and custodianship of one of the most enchanting biodiversity hotspots on Earth.

DOI

10.25958/bh4f-vp30

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Access to this thesis is embargoed until 2nd September 2027

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