MATTHEW SLEETH
United Nations HQ, East Timor, 1999
Under the surface of Matthew Sleeth’s gentle, almost whimsical photographs is a witty and incisive look at this tiny theatre of war.
“East Timor and its long suffering peoples became the backdrop to a concentration of sincere Western concern qualified by individual egoism, personal careerism, and about-face rationalisation. How does a photographer cope under these circumstances? Rather than searching for the East Timorese people, Mathew Sleeth’s photographs render the superficial nature of the Western cavalcade.”
Paul James, from Catalogue Essay.
40×40 inch Type C prints made by Bond Imaging.
Grateful thanks to the Australian Consulate (Los Angeles) and Bond Imaging for their generous assistance.
This exhibition was produced in conjunction with AusArtWeb
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27 January – 22 February 2001
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