Un-Broken celebrates the vessels that once contained life, aiming to capture their beauty before inevitable decay. The photographs incorporate ice as a preservative and gold to both highlight and heal what has been broken, inspired by the Japanese practice of Kintsugi, which shines a spotlight on imperfections. The result is an exhibition that invites viewers to connect with the fragility and impermanence of objects.
About Artist
After a long corporate career living in the USA and Asia, Ollie T Cool studied photography in London, graduating with distinction. She enjoys capturing beauty before decay, ice and technical challenges. "Life is good, especially with a camera in my hands."
Un-Broken celebrates the vessels that once contained life, aiming to capture their beauty before inevitable decay. The photographs incorporate ice as a preservative and gold to both highlight and heal what has been broken, inspired by the Japanese practice of Kintsugi, which shines a spotlight on imperfections. The result is an exhibition that invites viewers to connect with the fragility and impermanence of objects.
About Artist
After a long corporate career living in the USA and Asia, Ollie T Cool studied photography in London, graduating with distinction. She enjoys capturing beauty before decay, ice and technical challenges. "Life is good, especially with a camera in my hands."
We see marks in our passage through the day’s routines, but we pass by obscure, random and incidental marks which are mostly of human origin or nature’s decay. Melbourne-based artist Lindi Forde captures marks and scratchings, random blotches of colour and incidental details found on a mixed variety of surfaces, from floors and walls to artists’ studios and easels. Markings: Series #2 is a continuation of this fascination, prompting viewers to stop and consider the beauty in the abstract, as art is created from the everyday.
About Artist
Lindi Forde is a contemporary photographer and graduate of Photography Studies College. She has exhibited her work regularly, most recently at Gallery 394 in Melbourne, and her work is held in private collections.
Lindi Forde, Markings #2 , 2016, Archival Pigment Print, 666cm x 1000cm
]]>We see marks in our passage through the day’s routines, but we pass by obscure, random and incidental marks which are mostly of human origin or nature’s decay. Melbourne-based artist Lindi Forde captures marks and scratchings, random blotches of colour and incidental details found on a mixed variety of surfaces, from floors and walls to artists’ studios and easels. Markings: Series #2 is a continuation of this fascination, prompting viewers to stop and consider the beauty in the abstract, as art is created from the everyday.
About Artist
Lindi Forde is a contemporary photographer and graduate of Photography Studies College. She has exhibited her work regularly, most recently at Gallery 394 in Melbourne, and her work is held in private collections.
Lindi Forde, Markings #2 , 2016, Archival Pigment Print, 666cm x 1000cm
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The things we own have a longer lifespan than we do — they are not bound by the temporary nature of sentient existence. Local photographic artist Ian Kemp explores this idea in Artefacts through two sets of photographs: the first comprising images of found objects in a found space, and the second comprising fine art-style images in a modern take on still life. The result is a curious and thought provoking work that asks viewers to ponder the fleeting and existential nature of life.
About Artist
Ian Kemp is a Ballarat photographic artist who specialises in fine art photography. He has recently graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Photography from the Photography Studies College in Melbourne. He is also interested in music photography, portraiture, travel images, street photography and landscapes. In short, he is seeking interesting concepts and work that challenge his creativity. He has been part of a number of exhibitions in Melbourne, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Ballarat and has won awards at the state and national level.
Ian Kemp, The trouble is you think you have time, 2016, Canson Rag Photographique, 90cm x 90cm
]]>The things we own have a longer lifespan than we do — they are not bound by the temporary nature of sentient existence. Local photographic artist Ian Kemp explores this idea in Artefacts through two sets of photographs: the first comprising images of found objects in a found space, and the second comprising fine art-style images in a modern take on still life. The result is a curious and thought provoking work that asks viewers to ponder the fleeting and existential nature of life.
About Artist
Ian Kemp is a Ballarat photographic artist who specialises in fine art photography. He has recently graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Photography from the Photography Studies College in Melbourne. He is also interested in music photography, portraiture, travel images, street photography and landscapes. In short, he is seeking interesting concepts and work that challenge his creativity. He has been part of a number of exhibitions in Melbourne, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Ballarat and has won awards at the state and national level.
Ian Kemp, The trouble is you think you have time, 2016, Canson Rag Photographique, 90cm x 90cm
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In Concrete Makes the Earth Feel Colder, Melbourne-based artist Leigh Lambert presents a collection of black and white images that explore a potential, and theoretically not too distant, post apocalyptic world. Where humans once reigned, the landscape is now abandoned, static, wasting or incomplete, and all is awaiting the inevitable recovery yet to be made by nature. The people left behind try to engage with their environment in the limited ways still available to them. This dystopic work will challenge and provoke viewers with its themes of survival and humanity.
About Artist
Leigh Lambert is a photographer based in Melbourne who works exclusively with analogue image generation while using various approaches to photographic output. He explores both ends of the spectrum, between traditional photography and abstraction. Lambert is currently investigating construction/destruction as an interventionist photographic approach.
In Concrete Makes the Earth Feel Colder, Melbourne-based artist Leigh Lambert presents a collection of black and white images that explore a potential, and theoretically not too distant, post apocalyptic world. Where humans once reigned, the landscape is now abandoned, static, wasting or incomplete, and all is awaiting the inevitable recovery yet to be made by nature. The people left behind try to engage with their environment in the limited ways still available to them. This dystopic work will challenge and provoke viewers with its themes of survival and humanity.
About Artist
Leigh Lambert is a photographer based in Melbourne who works exclusively with analogue image generation while using various approaches to photographic output. He explores both ends of the spectrum, between traditional photography and abstraction. Lambert is currently investigating construction/destruction as an interventionist photographic approach.
Fourms is a celebration of the beauty of the human form through the eyes of four Melbourne photographers: Ross Spirou, Ray Fritz, Stephanie May, and Mark Hillyer. With the male or female forms as the nexus and inspiration, photography gives these artists the power to imagine, capture and elaborate moments of energy or calm, grace and elegance, abstraction, mood and emotion or staged tableaux.
About Artists
Mark Hillyer’s fine art nude images celebrate his philosophy that the power of photography is in the ability to capture the energy and soul of the subject in a moment in time, and that the strength of the photographer in this genre is going beyond being just the witness to a scene.Ross Spirou is an award-winning Fine Art photographer. Inspired by nature, his work ranges from landscapes to artistic nudes. Artistic nudes in the great outdoors or in the studio particularly display this creative, artistic, and personal outlet.
Ray Fritz is a photographer of fine art nudes, portraiture, and commercial photography. The images in this exhibition illustrate the contrast between the human form and constructed environments or objects. The lines, textures, and shapes of the body complement and emphasise the rigidity and harshness of these environments.
Stephanie May’s creations as a fine art nude photographer are driven by a desire to express herself and her individuality through the portrayal of human beauty in all its diversity. She blends a unique range of perspectives and experiences as a photographer and model, and through self-portraits.
Ross Spirou, Up The Silo, 2017, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm, Mark Hillyer, Circus, 2014, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm Stephanie May, Lucy, 2017, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm, Ray Fritz, Neave, 2017, Digital Print, 40cm x 60cm,
]]>Fourms is a celebration of the beauty of the human form through the eyes of four Melbourne photographers: Ross Spirou, Ray Fritz, Stephanie May, and Mark Hillyer. With the male or female forms as the nexus and inspiration, photography gives these artists the power to imagine, capture and elaborate moments of energy or calm, grace and elegance, abstraction, mood and emotion or staged tableaux.
About Artists
Mark Hillyer’s fine art nude images celebrate his philosophy that the power of photography is in the ability to capture the energy and soul of the subject in a moment in time, and that the strength of the photographer in this genre is going beyond being just the witness to a scene.Ross Spirou is an award-winning Fine Art photographer. Inspired by nature, his work ranges from landscapes to artistic nudes. Artistic nudes in the great outdoors or in the studio particularly display this creative, artistic, and personal outlet.
Ray Fritz is a photographer of fine art nudes, portraiture, and commercial photography. The images in this exhibition illustrate the contrast between the human form and constructed environments or objects. The lines, textures, and shapes of the body complement and emphasise the rigidity and harshness of these environments.
Stephanie May’s creations as a fine art nude photographer are driven by a desire to express herself and her individuality through the portrayal of human beauty in all its diversity. She blends a unique range of perspectives and experiences as a photographer and model, and through self-portraits.Ross Spirou, Up The Silo, 2017, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm, Mark Hillyer, Circus, 2014, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm Stephanie May, Lucy, 2017, Digital Print, 60cm x 40cm, Ray Fritz, Neave, 2017, Digital Print, 40cm x 60cm,
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Wet plate collodion images are made directly onto discarded objects, including cigarette and tobacco tins and rusted cans, in Hidden Within. The images are selected from artist Steve Lovegrove’s collection of found items, both natural and man-made. Each object contains a different image, but all are tied together by the centrality of being rescued by the artist on his travels.
About Artist
Steve Lovegrove has been a successful photographer for more than 30 years, working with clients in Australia and overseas. Since 2014, he has been transitioning from a commercial practice to full-time arts-based photography. Lovegrove is on a journey to educate himself on wet collodion and other alternative photographic processes.
Wet plate collodion images are made directly onto discarded objects, including cigarette and tobacco tins and rusted cans, in Hidden Within. The images are selected from artist Steve Lovegrove’s collection of found items, both natural and man-made. Each object contains a different image, but all are tied together by the centrality of being rescued by the artist on his travels.
About Artist
Steve Lovegrove has been a successful photographer for more than 30 years, working with clients in Australia and overseas. Since 2014, he has been transitioning from a commercial practice to full-time arts-based photography. Lovegrove is on a journey to educate himself on wet collodion and other alternative photographic processes.
RMIT student Nina Newcombe explores the dichotomy between found and created images in this installation, in which she adds her own narratives to images that would not normally have stories behind them. What separates reality from imagination?
About Artist
Nina Newcombe is in her second year of studying a Bachelor of Art, specialising in photography, at RMIT
Nina Newcombe, Rocket 2, 2017
]]>RMIT student Nina Newcombe explores the dichotomy between found and created images in this installation, in which she adds her own narratives to images that would not normally have stories behind them. What separates reality from imagination?
About Artist
Nina Newcombe is in her second year of studying a Bachelor of Art, specialising in photography, at RMIT
Nina Newcombe, Rocket 2, 2017
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The Bodybuilders dissects the ideals of the beauty industry and how they impact people’s perceptions of their own bodies. Depicting young people in typical bodybuilding poses, these photographs shine a light on how our relationships with our bodies reflect the social values of the times in which we live. The artist, Trudi Treble, is currently studying at RMIT and enjoys combining her love for art, fashion, documentary and travel in her work.
About Artist
Trudi Treble is a young artist and photographer currently studying at RMIT. Her interests involve fashion, art, documentary and travel, and she aims to combine the four elements in a unique and innovating way in her work, which has been exhibited at Magnet Gallery. Her new work dissects the ideals of the beauty industry and its impacts on the perceptions of one's own body.
Trudi Treble, The Bodybuilders, 2017
]]>The Bodybuilders dissects the ideals of the beauty industry and how they impact people’s perceptions of their own bodies. Depicting young people in typical bodybuilding poses, these photographs shine a light on how our relationships with our bodies reflect the social values of the times in which we live. The artist, Trudi Treble, is currently studying at RMIT and enjoys combining her love for art, fashion, documentary and travel in her work.
About Artist
Trudi Treble is a young artist and photographer currently studying at RMIT. Her interests involve fashion, art, documentary and travel, and she aims to combine the four elements in a unique and innovating way in her work, which has been exhibited at Magnet Gallery. Her new work dissects the ideals of the beauty industry and its impacts on the perceptions of one's own body.
Trudi Treble, The Bodybuilders, 2017
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Photographs have the capacity to inspire, reflect and connect. The ability to capture images and record them as a moment in time makes photography the ultimate form of documentary art, and black and white photography brings new meaning to images. Artist Todd Walker captured these photographs over a four-week period, reflecting the unknown parts of Italian life in simple, uncomplicated imagery.
About Artist
Todd Walker trained as a clinical cytologist diagnosing pathological disease in cells and tissue. This training provided a lifelong appreciation of the shape, tone, colour and granularity of images. Currently employed as an academic, he finds great meaning in capturing the unexpected and the simple in his travels around the world. ]]>Photographs have the capacity to inspire, reflect and connect. The ability to capture images and record them as a moment in time makes photography the ultimate form of documentary art, and black and white photography brings new meaning to images. Artist Todd Walker captured these photographs over a four-week period, reflecting the unknown parts of Italian life in simple, uncomplicated imagery.
About Artist
Todd Walker trained as a clinical cytologist diagnosing pathological disease in cells and tissue. This training provided a lifelong appreciation of the shape, tone, colour and granularity of images. Currently employed as an academic, he finds great meaning in capturing the unexpected and the simple in his travels around the world. ]]>
Cracks in the Seams is a performance installation that will be performed for a video and photo shoot on the diving platforms at the edges of Lake Wendouree, where the historic overlay of original 1920s bathing meets 21st century performance. Trust and tension, control and release and interdependence all meet in this project, with Arts Academy dance students performing the work under the tutelage and direction of performance artist and director Jill Orr. The production will then be shown as a video installation throughout the 2017 Ballarat International Foto Biennale.
About Artist
Exhibited both nationally and internationally, Jill Orr’s performance work centres on issues of the psychosocial and environmental where she draws on land and identities as they are shaped in, on and with the environment, be it country or urban locales. Orr grapples with the balance and discord that exists at the heart of relations between the human spirit, art and nature. ]]>Cracks in the Seams is a performance installation that will be performed for a video and photo shoot on the diving platforms at the edges of Lake Wendouree, where the historic overlay of original 1920s bathing meets 21st century performance. Trust and tension, control and release and interdependence all meet in this project, with Arts Academy dance students performing the work under the tutelage and direction of performance artist and director Jill Orr. The production will then be shown as a video installation throughout the 2017 Ballarat International Foto Biennale.