View Camera Australia: Online exhibition August 2021
In this the first View Camera Australia online exhibition we showcase recent work by Lee Lira, Daisy Noyes, Victoria Bilogan, Lloyd Shield, Murray White, Gary Sauer-Thompson, Tony Egan, Andy Cross, Ruth Maddison, Craig Tuffin, Keiko Goto, Christopher Houghton, Anjella Roessler, Morganna Magee, Bianca Conwell, Keira Hudson, Alex Bond, Mick Lord, Danielle Edwards, Greg Soltys, Ilona Schneider, Peter de Graaff, Kate Baker, Anna Fairbank, Wendy Currie, Mark Darragh, Peter McDonald, Ian Raabe, Len Currie & Iain Maclachlan.
Photograph above: Keiko Goto. Precious Moments 1. 2020. Silver gelatin contact print on 24 x 30.5 cm paper from 8×10 negative.
Lee Lira
Daisy Noyes
Victoria Bilogan
Lloyd Shield
Murray White
Gary Sauer-Thompson
Tony Egan
Andy Cross
Ruth Maddison
Craig Tuffin
Keiko Goto
Christopher Houghton
Anjella Roessler
Morganna Magee
Bianca Conwell
Keira Hudson
Alex Bond
‘One of my long term projects has centred around Perth parklands, waterways and reserves, exploring their aesthetics of light, form and texture. These images challenge contemporary attitudes and prejudices within the landscape photography genre, by acknowledging the presence of these lands that have become the boundaries between remnant bushland and urbanisation.’
Mick Lord
Danielle Edwards
‘I have loved wattles all my life. To me they bring a pleasant lift from the gray gloom of the winter sky. The striking contrast between the yellow flowers and the gray landscape remind us that the change of the season is bringing spring ever near. Although the bulk of wattles bloom in spring, you will find that there is a wattle that blooms almost every month of the year. Look out for them and appreciate their magnificence. Let them bring some joy to your day as they do to mine.’
(Triptych of 25 X 20 cm lumen prints on black and white fibre base paper, then scanned prior to fixing. As the wattle grows under the harsh Australian sun, this print too was made under natural UV light of the sun and not in a UV exposure unit).
Greg Soltys
Ilona Schneider
Peter de Graaff
‘Over the last 12 months, due to being immune-compromised, I have tried to avoid the public, and enjoyed pinhole photography in large and medium format mediums in the isolation of coastal National Parks. Pinhole has the advantage of not needing to set up cameras with lenses taking time in one spot, and the greater impact of unpredictability and surprise.’
Kate Baker
Anna Fairbank
‘These negatives are part of series on the density of the urban interior. I took a series of images in winter when One Liberty Plaza was under renovation. I photographed these city intersections on clear still winter mornings because the light appears relatively white, and the sky a particular dark tone. NY41b shows emphatic street geometry and façade detail; NY11a, the curve of the steel cables and street lamp against the rectilinear. I was primarily interested in the dense blue field effect, the form of the room it creates, how materiality dominates, and in turn amplifies city physiognomy.’
Wendy Currie
Mark Darragh
‘The image is part of an ongoing project exploring the Gondwanan flora of Australia and one of a series focusing on the plant habit or architecture of Nothofagus gunnii in various environments. I’ve also tried to convey the sense of enveloping golden light which filters through the canopy of Nothofagus leaves, something quite unique in a country dominated by evergreen forests and woodlands.’
Peter McDonald
Ian Rabbe
Len Currie
Iain Maclachlan
Great to see so many image styles here, from large format and medium format camera users.
Thank you Alex. There certainly is a lot of great work being done at the moment.
Thankyou David, to me this exhibition demonstrates a remarkable breadth of vision possessed by the analogue photographic community. The methodologies and approaches are so diverse. Perhaps the limitations inherent to film photography only serve to inspire more organically creative ways to depict our world. As a viewer, I gain more satisfaction appreciating a photograph despite its limitations, than looking through an image created without limitation. What a wonderful collection!
Thank you very much Murray.
So much excellent work, a joy to view such a diverse range of approaches currently being explored.
Thank you Kate.
Thank you, David, for putting the exhibition together. It really illustrates the depth and breadth of artistry within the analogue photographic community in Australia.
Thank you Mark, and thank you for your contribution.
They are some stunning images in this online exhibition, which as others have pointed out, showcases the depth and breadth of these diverse approaches to analogue photography in Australia. An online exhibition is a wonderful idea when a large part of the Australian population is trying to deal with protracted and rolling lockdowns. It is a good antidote to our fear and anxiety, and it offers those in physical isolation hope that one day they can go out walking beyond the 5 mile kilometre limit.
Thank you very much Gary.