Tasmanian Journey - gallery view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
Hinged cabinets, each 60 x 45 x 5cm.
Silver gelatin prints, duplicating film, Tasmanian oak. 1990
Silver gelatin prints, duplicating film, Tasmanian oak. 1990
Seven hinged cabinets reflected the colonisation of Tasmanian landscape through the use of aerial photographs. A ‘window’ in each cabinet contained a diorama which comments on the relationship to landscape.
Island
The dioramas contained a variety of imagery including road signs, historical images and photographs, suggesting a less linear and more allegorical interpretation of history.
Pastoral
The work was exhibited in Australia and toured Asia as part of Location, Contemporary Photo Based Work from Australia, curated by Juliana Engberg and supported by Asialink.
Development
Catalogue available here: Location – ACCA
Gallery View
Exhibited as part of Location:
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; University of South Australia Museum of Art, Adelaide; Artspace, Sydney; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Tokyo; National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, The Philippines; National Gallery of Thailand, Bangkok; National Gallery of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.