Neil Hobbs and Karina Harris’ lives are focussed on art: they are avid collectors of contemporary Australian art, and supporters of the artists whose works they have bought and whom they have befriended. They work together as landscape architects in Canberra, and are renowned for their award-winning projects.

Neil has taken his passion for art further and, as part of his PhD, he founded and curated Contour 556 in 2016, a biennial festival in Canberra of public art installation and sculpture. This festival explores how art sits within and interrupts the designed, as opposed to the natural, landscape – as in Canberra.

Neil speaks about his love of art, his collecting journey which began with his father and his ambitions for the future of Contour 556.
You’ll find all the images and more information on Contour 556 at contour556.com.au and Harris Hobbs Landscapes at hhl.com.au/

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