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Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Petrina Hicks – ‘Bleached Gothic’

Petrina Hicks, born in 1972 is an Australian photographer making work about the female image. She previously worked as a commercial photographer and in her work the visual language of advertising and the classical motifs collide.

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Posted on September 5, 2019December 28, 2019

Old Times with Olafur

I recently saw (and wrote about) the brilliant blockbuster show of Olafur Eliasson’s work at the Tate Modern.  I also have history with Olafur. I don’t know him, but I do remember seeing his huge installation The Weather Project at the Tate in 2003, aged 19. Continue reading “Old Times with Olafur”

Posted on January 11, 2019December 28, 2019

‘Aerials’ by Zoe Leonard

Mostly remember sense of openess and space. The silohouettes of 3 or 4 visitors in the space. Dark against the bright lights and sparse walls. Thought one picture was an aerial photo of motorways but on closer inspection was overhead railway tracks. Had read some very obtuse wordy stuff on website beforehand, not sure it was the best way to describe things. Quite technical about the nature of images etc. Finding manipulating, flattening images etc.
My recollection

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