EXPOSURE
New Voices in Western Australian Photography
Exposure is a photo media initiative by the Perth Centre for Photography (PCP) in collaboration with Yamatji, Nyoongar curator Glenn Iseger-Pilkington. Exposure was developed to support regional and remotely located First Nations artists working with photo media.
Exposure 1.0 was held in April 2018 in Quindalup (South West WA), as a week-long skills intensive involving eight First Nations participants.
Exposure 2.0 (2019) demonstrated the need for and value of empowering First Nations artists with opportunities to voice their stories and lived experiences via artistic practice.
Exposure 1.0 and 2.0 saw eight, First Nations artists from remote communities traveled to the southwest to participate in a week-long photographic workshop by mentors and industry professionals. The results surpassed expectations. Participants established strong networks and significantly improved their artistic skills. Participants' work was exhibited at PCP in 2020 and showcased at the 2020 Rotterdam Festival, in an exhibition titled Reclaimed.
2021 saw the development of Exposure 3.0, a project intensifying the breadth of professional education and skill honing with access to quality resources and ongoing mentoring. Four original Exposure Collective artists, First Nations women living in the remote northwest, were selected to participate.
With cameras, these artists continue the tradition of storytelling across millennia. They have reclaimed space and a practice that has historically ‘othered’ Aboriginal people.Exposure 3.0: Michelle Broun, Curator, Creative Producer, and Researcher, Yindjibarndi residing on Whadjuk Nyungar Boodja.
Exposure 3.0 partnered with a Kimberley-focused organisation, Camera Story to support long-term, personalised mentoring, skills development, professional opportunities, and network development.
PCP is now working on the fourth chapter of Exposure.