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29 January – 22 February 2015 ON FILM | A PhotoAccess members’ exhibition
Annette Lock, Behind the foreshore, 1997, type C print Dedicated to the memory of Sylvie Stern Thinking about film involves thinking beyond the surface of the picture. In 2011, the British artist Tacita Dean lamented the imminent loss of film. While digital photography offers multiple possibilities, Dean felt the qualities of film to be inherently different. She wrote simply, ‘film is chemistry’. Film photographers are like chemists, calibrating and mixing the reactive elements of light, shade, colour and tone in a lab. Making photographs with film is also extremely tactile: silver emulsion is exposed to light, long strips of negatives are bathed in fluid and dried, photographic paper is burned, dodged and printed in the darkroom. A photograph made from a negative does not only have a particular look, but hides within it a scent, a feel, and even a sound. PhotoAccess is home to the only publicly-­‐accessible darkroom in the ACT region. Many of our members use the darkroom to produce their works, and many have taken courses at PhotoAccess in film photography and darkroom printing. An awareness of analogue photography and darkroom processing remains an important touchstone for the PhotoAccess community, even for predominantly digital photographers. Even if they have never used the darkroom, our visitors and members are used to the red warning light outside the darkroom, the large-­‐format enlargers flanking our side entrance, and the musty smell of developing fluid and fixer. The language of film remains part of photography’s identity. Supported by the ACT and Commonwealth Governments
Manuka Arts Centre is an ACT Government arts facility
The 40 artists in ON FILM engage with film in various ways. Some have rescued and printed old negatives, giving them renewed life, while others have creatively addressed the theme using digital photography. This exhibition does not only look to the literal use of film photography, but also its relevance in the digital era. Several images are influenced by film, landscapes referencing the cinematic, or still life images celebrating the physical objects of film photography. There is a real affection towards film felt in this exhibition, but also an embrace of its quirks and particularities. It is impossible to think about film today without also thinking about loss. With this exhibition, we also take the opportunity to acknowledge a great loss to our community with the recent passing of Sylvie Stern. Sylvie was a valued member of PhotoAccess, having participated in our 2013 100 Views of Canberra exhibition and publication, and a patron and supporter of the Canberra arts scene. Her influence will be felt at PhotoAccess for years to come. ON FILM is the first members’ exhibition presented at PhotoAccess in 2015. PhotoAccess members’ shows provide accessible and challenging exhibition opportunities for photographers and photo-­‐based artists working at various stages in their careers. Exhibiting artists Robert Agostino | Darryl Alexander | Stephen Best | Hayley Boyle | Robert Burne | Claire Capel-­‐
Stanley | Alan Charlton | Iain Cole | Belinda Collins | Grace Costa | Sean Davey | Tod Davis | Alexander Dickson | Anne Fulker | Julie Garran | Susan Henderson | Gilbert Herrada | Andree Lawrey | Annette Lock | Bill Lucas | Kate Luke | Tabitha Mann | Rex Martin | Helen McFadden | Thea McGrath | Mark Mohell | Bhavana Moylan | Julia Mulligan | Scot Newman | Judy Parker | Glenn Pure | Penelope Ramsay | Brian Rope | Payal Sehgal | Jennifer Thompson | Ria Tierney | Steve Tomlin | Samuel Townsend | Daniel Walding | Rebecca Worth Darryl Alexander, Untitled 1, 2014, fibre based black and white print HUW DAVIES GALLERY at PhotoAccess, Manuka Arts Centre, Corner Manuka Circle and NSW Crescent Griffith ACT
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Bill Lucas, Calico, inkjet print Robert Burne, Crossing the Yangtzi, inkjet print x List of works Price $70 1 Jennifer Thompson, Symbiosis, inkjet print, 32.8 x 42.1cm 2 Samuel Townsend, The space cowboy, inkjet print, 61.0 x 76.2cm $150 3 Grace Costa, Iris Photogram, 2014, inkjet print from photogram, 32.0 x 37.5cm $200 4 Mark Mohell, Tar, inkjet print, 61.0 x 61.0cm $350 5 Belinda Collins, Kodak Six 20 Brownie, 2015, type C print, 42.0 x 30.0cm $90 6 Steve Tomlin, Hungarian goulash, 2013, photo silk screen print, 71.0 x 76.5cm $185 7 Robert Burne, Crossing the Yangtzi, inkjet print, 58.0 x 43.0cm 8 Sean Davey, 192 photos, 2015, resin coated black and white prints, 75.0 x 77.0cm $150 $350 $450 NFS $50 12 Annette Lock, Behind the foreshore, 1997, type C print, 40.0 x 50.0cm $145 13 Robert Agostino, [Untitled], resin coated black and white prints, 8.5 x 24.0cm POA 14 Helen McFadden, Pounding maize in Madagascar, acetate film, 42.0 x 29.7cm NFS 15 Kate Luke, Ghosts in the machine, 2015, resin coated black and white print, 9 Bill Lucas, Calico, 2015, inkjet print, 55.0 x 65.0cm 10 Thea McGrath, Untitled, 2015, type C print, 8.0 x 40.0cm 11 Claire Capel-­‐Stanley, Surfacing (diptych), 2015, silver gelatin print, graphite and aluminium on fabric, each 19.7 x 18.4cm 30.48 x 40.64cm $150 16 Darryl Alexander, Untitled 1, 2014, fibre based black and white print, 40.6 x 50.8cm NFS 17 Hayley Boyle, Queen Anne’s lace, 2015, inkjet print, 77.0 x 45.0cm $160 18 Rebecca Worth, Henry Handle Richardson, 2012, resin coated black and white print, 40.5 x 50.5cm $200 19 Susan Henderson, Beatrice Cenci, artist proof, 2013, cyanotype on canvas 30.0 x 25.0cm POA 20 Tabitha Mann, Girls on film, 2015, inkjet print, 60.0 x 42.0cm 21 $70 Andree Lawrey, Heading out, New Delhi, 2014, inkjet print, 42.0 x 29.7cm $215 22 Penelope Ramsay, Xian 1983, type C print, 29.7 x 19.4cm NFS 23 Julie Garran, Two parts of one wall, 2012-­‐2015, inkjet print, each panel 40.0 x 52.0cm 24 Alexander Dickson, Fade to black, 2015, resin coated black and white print, 26.0 x 26.0cm $400 NFS HUW DAVIES GALLERY at PhotoAccess, Manuka Arts Centre, Corner Manuka Circle and NSW Crescent Griffith ACT
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25 Gilbert Herrada, Film with a twist, inkjet print, 24.0 x 33.0cm NFS 26 Iain Cole, People watching, 2014, inkjet print, 42.0 x 29.7cm NFS 27 Payal Sehgal, The joy of being, 2005, inkjet print on transparency paper, 21.0 x 21.0cm* $50 *Proceeds from the sale of this work will be donated to Little Oak Sanctuary, in memory of Sylvie Stern. 28 Tod Davis, Memories of family fun, resin coated black and white print, 20.0 x 30.0 cm $80 29 Brian Rope, 4 seasons of family life, 1956 (printed 2015), inkjet print, 29.7 x 42.0cm $200 30 Glenn Pure, Untitled, c.1990s, dye sublimation print from a scanned negative, 30.0 x 40.0cm $80 31 Anne Fulker, When film ruled, 2015, inkjet print, 26.0 x 39.0cm $95 32 Ria Tierney, Mid century Campbell, 2015, fibre-­‐based black and white print, $125 $75 20.0 x 20.0cm 33 Daniel Walding, Bells Line of Road (Bilpin), 2014, inkjet print, 48.1 x 32.9cm 34 Scot Newman, Contact print 2, 2014, fibre based black and white print, 28.0 x 36.0cm $250 35 Rex Martin, Backburning near Deepwater, 2014, inkjet print, 27.4 x 41.3cm $60 36 Bhavana Moylan, on film Sun Jan 4 2015 7.20am, 2015, inkjet print, 59.0 x 42.0cm $180 37 Stephen Best, Pretty Beach, inkjet print, 2013, 56.0 x 43.0cm $170 38 Julia Mulligan, Mimosa sentinels, inkjet print, 22.86 x 30.48cm $120 39 Judy Parker, Old Singapore fading, 2015, inkjet print, 32.9 x 82.5cm $180 40 Alan Charlton, I huffed and I puffed, 1975 (printed 2015), inkjet print, 50.8 x 40.6cm $140 Steve Tomlin, Hungarian goulash, 2013, photo silk screen print xxxxxxx
HUW DAVIES GALLERY at PhotoAccess, Manuka Arts Centre, Corner Manuka Circle and NSW Crescent Griffith ACT
TEL. 02 6295 7810 WWW.PHOTOACCESS.ORG.AU