Michael Ziebarth
Waiting

27 Oct - 21 Nov 2011

© Michael Ziebarth

Rhiannon Newton
Parched

27 Oct - 21 Nov 2011

© Rhiannon Newton

 

Matthew Christopher Saville
This is the wild

29 Sept - 23 Oct 2011

© Matthew Christopher Saville

UNCOVER 2011
Finalist projections

29 Sept - 23 Oct 2011

© Jeremy Blincoe, UNCOVER 2011 winner

Nick Rochowski
The Liminal Points Project

1 September - 25 September 2011

2010 © Nick Rochowski

Yavuz Erkan
Blind Chance: Remnants of a boy soldier

1 September - 25 September 2011

© Yavuz Erkan

Perth Centre for Photography

IRIS Award

4th August - 28th August 2011

Tony, 2010 © Claire Martin. (2010 IRIS Award Winner)

Todd Anderson-Kunert, Warwick Baker, Linsey Gosper & Michelle Tran
Charmwood

4th August - 28th August 2011

© Warwick Baker

Bindi Cole
Sistagirls

7th July - 31st July 2011

© Bindi Cole

The term Sistagirl is used to describe a transgender person in Tiwi Island culture. Traditionally, the term was Yimpininni. The very existence of the word provides some indication of the inclusive attitudes historically extended towards Aboriginal sexual minorities. Colonisation not only wiped out many indigenous people, it also had an impact on Aboriginal culture and understanding of sexual and gender expression. As Catholicism took hold and many traditions were lost, this term became a thing of the past.

An artist talk by visiting artist Bindi Cole will accompany this exhibition.

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Perth Centre for Photography gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution made by Alhere Artepe, Aboriginal Corporation in order to bring Bindi Cole and the important and highly acclaimed ‘Sistagirls’ exhibition to Western Australia.

Kristian Haggblom
Suomi

7th July - 31st July 2011

© Kristian Haggblom

Suomi is an exhibition that explores the interconnected relationships between people, places and the environment and the consequent interaction of society, space and nature. Landscape as a cultural construct is nature for the taking, to be tamed, framed and contained for human consumption. These photographs were made during and Australia Council residency and are an extension of Haggblom's PhD research that visually documents Australian touristscapes and investigates what we - as visitors - physically and psychologically gain from touristic experiences. Read More

An artist talk by visiting artist Kristian Haggblom will accompany this exhibition.

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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory board.

CLIP Award

10th June - 3rd July 2011

© Emiliano Roia (2010 CLIP Award Winner)

The CLIP Award is an international prize recognising contemporary landscapes in photo-based media. The criteria for selection focuses on images that are original and stimulating whilst challenging traditional notions of landscape photography.

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ECU Environmental Sustainability Award

10th June - 3rd July 2011

© Mike Gray

The selections in this exhibition are from the Photography for Environmental Sustainability Competition- that showcases the principles and practices of environmental sustainability in conjunction with World Environmental Day on 5 June 2011.

Zhao Qing
12 Days

13th May - 5th June 2011

 © Zhao Qing

This work highlights the impact of the tragedy on the ordinary citizens of Sichuan province and the dramatic rescue efforts undertaken by the Chinese Army, medical teams and volunteers in response to the earthquake.

Zhao Qing provides a moving social documentary of the first twelve days of rescue, and follows this drama with a poignant portrayal of the lives of people affected by the tragedy in the months and years after the event as they overcome adversity and start their lives again.

This exhibition is part of PCP’s annual Mayday showcase, where we focus on photography with a social conscience, and seek out photography that harnesses the human qualities of the medium.

This exhibition will be opened accompanied by special guest speakers;
Consul General Wang Wyner, China and
The Right Honourable John Day, Minister for the Arts Western Australia.

Opening 15 May 2011

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Nassima Rothacker
Lucid Dreaming

14th April - 8 May 2011

Gravitate © Nassima Rothacker

"This is a series about the power of communicating without words, about a journey of self-discovery. Sometimes I capture these images knowing what they mean to me, but when trying to find the words to describe them, it seems to take away the depth and mystery of the intention that formed the idea in the first place." Nassima Rothacker

Lucid dreaming is a state in which the dreamer becomes aware of him or herself within a reality that is not commonplace, nor belonging to the day-to-day world in which we live. Imagination makes fluid the idea of a wall between one reality and another. Moving through the deep heavy currents towards the light, working towards understanding and freedom from perceived limitation.

Robyn Bernadt
One Hundred Paper Assemblages

14 April - 8 May 2011

© Robyn Bernadt

‘One Hundred Paper Assemblages’, is an exhibition of one hundred individual three dimensional paper collage works, plus a large-scale digital projection work.

The works for this exhibition grew out of a desire to create a series of one hundred collage works that explore the themes of female sexuality, love and desire. The paper assemblages are intimate, handcrafted objects that possess a cinematographic quality. Each piece from the series is photographed, edited and re-contextualized as a large-scale digital projection work.

Olivia Martin McGuire
The Sleepers

17th March - 10th April 2011

Helen Dreams © Olivia Martin-McGuire

Sydney artist Olivia Martin-McGuire photographs her subjects at the point where consciousness finally slips away and sleep takes over. On a bed in the studio, she captures the artless choreography of sleep; the intimate way couples hold or fall against each other and the graceful simplicity of bodies without inhibition. Shot on medium format film in sharp detail, we are able to observe every hair on these sleepers’ bodies at the moment when they are most vulnerable. Martin-McGuire’s images are intensely, almost unbearably, intimate. She exposes the frailty and awkwardness of humans gently and without judgement.

Mark Penhale
Shadows

17th March - 10th April 2011

Broken Turtle © Mark Penhale.

"Access to x-ray machines is not always possible during work hours. During the day the desolate subjects are gathered from bins, dumps and butchers, road kill is scraped from the bitumen, then under the cover of darkness these poor lost souls are disturbed. Ushered into the radiology suite and exposed to x-ray examination." Mark Penhale, WA Artist

This exhibition will accompany x-rays mounted on lightboxes and projections. The artist will be in the gallery on Sundays.

Jesse Burke (USA)
Low

18th February - 14th March 2011

© Jesse Burke

"The work in Low explores the fragile lives of homeless men. I photographed subjects who occupied the space between two shelters that supply basic needs to the homeless and addicted, a crossroads of sorts. The men in my images hardly represent the commonly understood ideals of masculinity. Instead they are scarred, bruised, and worn. Their bodies are proof of the harsh existence they face. They are laid bare and allow us to see into their souls through their open and awkward presentation..

"The images are meant to reference the pain and grief found in historical paintings of Christ. The straightforward images of weeds are meant to compliment the men and reinforce the idea that they are living on the fringes of society and are equally forgotten.. All the images in Low are meant to find the humanity in and to glorify these men, to place them on a pedestal and emphasize their individual beauty."

Jesse Burke

Genevieve Thauvette (Canada)
Beheld

18th February - 14th March 2011

© Genevieve Thauvette

"This series pays homage to a group of talented female artists, often eclipsed by the men they inspired. By putting these women prominently before the audience and using elements symbolizing aspects found in their own art, I am attempting to promote them as icons in their own right.

However, in these self-portraits I still hold photographs of their male counterparts (represented by my father and partner). Although I cannot separate them from their influence, the woman possesses them through this act. It is she that commands the space. But not without acknowledging the importance of a dynamism that has been so essential to the production of great art... Although these pieces do put on the cloak of feminist intent, it does not deny the importance of the men in their lives. They cannot help but be associated with each other; they equally reciprocated in the development of their artistic verve."

Genevieve Thauvette

  exhibition I auction I fundraiser I program finale

Auction/program finale
Friday, 17 December, 6pm 

Exhibition/silent auction
Tuesday 9 Dec - Friday 17 Dec, 3pm

 
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