© Pat Brassington, Untitled, from the series Cambridge Road, 2007 © Pat Brassington, Untitled, from the series Cambridge Road, 2007 “In most of her ‘artist’s statements’ and the rare interviews in press, Brassington mentions her engagement with both surrealism and psychoanalysis. But there is no allegiance, no endorsement, no salute to the father. Everything is…
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© Marian Drew, Nature unpicked, from the series All that remains, 2010 © Marian Drew, Pair of self Portraits with birds, from the series All that remains, 2010 “All that remains is a new body of work that incorporates fallen Australian birdlife into hand-stitched tablecloths to reveal a new relationship between our urban and domestic…
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© Rose Farrell & George Parkin, Acupuncture Cow, from the series A Thousand Golden Remedies, 2000 © Rose Farrell & George Parkin, Anatomical Cow, from the series A Thousand Golden Remedies, 2000 «A Thousand Golden Remedies is a mixture of the planned, the pragmatic and the inspired. Walking the streets of Beijing Farrell and Parkin…
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© Siri Hayes, The Woods, 2004 © Siri Hayes, Plein Air Explorers, 2008 More of Siri’s work here
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© Sarah-Mace Dennis, Asylum Bathing Area #1, from the series Tracing the trail of the dead, 2004 © Sarah-Mace Dennis, Asylum Corridor #2, from the series Tracing the trail of the dead, 2004 «Hysteria, as the word suggests, was originally thought to emanate from the uterus and so was considered a specifically female malady. It…
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© Deborah Paauwe, Broken Melody, from the series The Crying Room, 2006 © Deborah Paauwe, Crimson Autograph, from the series Double Dutch, 2002 “Deborah Paauwe’s imagery circulates between art photography and erotica as the artist seduces and assaults the gaze. Paauwe engages with a labyrinthine gaze that Lacan charts as a map full of traps…
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© Cherine Fahd, Thinking Thoughts, from the series Idea of the sphere, 2001 © Cherine Fahd, The soft sculpture, from the series Idea of the sphere, 2001 To see more of Cherine’s work click here
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© Polixeni Papapetrou, Dreams are like water, from the series Games of Consequence, 2008 © Polixeni Papapetrou, Ravenswood, from the series Games of Consequence, 2008 (…) “Papapetrou’s fastidiously detailed mise-en-scène fuses landscape and portraiture with ease. Her formal control flexes the camera’s hold on the unsettling tropes of youth. Costumes, props and carefully scouted locations…
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© Christian Thompson, Untitled #2, from the series Australian Graffiti, 2008 © Christian Thompson, Untitled #7, from the series Australian Graffiti, 2008 To see more of Christian’s work click here
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