JO GRANT ISBN: 978-0-9871670-5-7 Jo Grant’s ALL PRIZE WINNERS PARADED is a collection of elegant and delicate images made between 1997 and 2004 at agricultural shows in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. “The triumph of Jo Grant’s photographs lies in her renderings of the little details of ordinary moments at the annual Show into images that attest to the community spirit in country Australia. Her work draws upon history and memory, and takes us into the future, through its evocation and celebration of the spirit of the Show —…. → More details
WHEN NATURE FORGETS
PETER MILNE ISBN: 978-0-9871670-4-0 Peter Milne’s WHEN NATURE FORGETS is a sardonic photographic documentation of historical diorama displays which focuses on dummies, mannequins and dolls in a range of locations across Australia, ranging from small local history displays to major state-run institutions. Milne’s investigation of these sites where history is recreated for our edification and entertainment yields humorously absurd yet often touching and emotionally disturbing results. “In Milne’s photographs, the dummies are seen in all their frozen artificiality, in their materiality as commercial furnishings, but they simultaneously come to life…. → More details