"Karin Preller: Family Album"
2001-02-08 until 2001-02-28
Absa Gallery
Johannesburg, , ZA South Africa

Karin Preller's collection of paintings titled Family Album, might at first glance be mistaken for enlarged reproductions of family photographs. Only on closer examination can one see the painstaking detail and skill of the painter in creating this illusion.

Karin Preller writes: Photography is never innocent. Family photographs, while seeming to be mere recordings of events in a family's history, operate in the same way as any representation. By blocking out certain features, what is not represented perpetuates myths about what is portrayed. We compose photographs and project ourselves in terms of a preconceived idea of familial relations. In this sense, the family album is always about the family 'romance' and not about actualities.

Karin is currently studying her Masters degree at Wits University under the guidance of Penny Siopis. The exhibition is the practical component of her degree.

ABOUT THE ABSA GALLERY:

The Absa Gallery hosts exhibitions every year in order to showcase the talent of emerging and established South African artists. The exhibitions and opening nights are sponsored by Absa so that the artists receive the full benefit from the sale of their works. The Gallery is situated on the ground floor of Absa Towers North, 161 Main Street, Johannesburg city centre.

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