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Gallery
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Cartographies
Photography/Fax
Twenty-seven images, each 120 x 80cm
Laserfax on polyester film
1992
This work explored traditional notions of mapping, photography
and the measurement of space. Land and seascape images were faxed
to the gallery from various locations, including Australian Antarctic
bases.
The images refer to generic, rather than specific places
and names such as Encounter Bay and Deception Bay help reference
space to psychology. The faxing of the images engaged space and
contributed to the aesthetic of the work. The format for presentation
also alluded to maps or charts and created a single piece which
attempted to construct a meaning outside of the traditional narrative
content of the picture.
Some of these works were sent to Fotofeis, the Scottish
International Festival of Photography. A project was also developed
with the Australian Antarctic Division where forty artists, poets
and writers sent work to four Antarctic bases as part of mid-winter
celebrations.
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