"My Top 3‚ Symposium"
2008-10-05 until 2008-10-05
National Museum of Australia
Canberra, AC, AU Australia

Australia's leading Aboriginal photographer, Wayne Quilliam, will be joined by a panel of experts to present and discuss his three most intriquing Indigenous photographs at the National Museum in Canberra on Sunday, October 5, 2008. In association with the A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903-1928 exhibition, Quilliam and the panel will explore the ways images continue to be used by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, as well as their contemporary role as the starting point for historians, artists, curators and communities. One of the original members of absolutearts.com, Wayne Quilliam has used a Premiere Portfolio to promote his work since 2001.

"Demystify the myth and reality of Indigenous visual imaging is not only necessary but essential to the understanding of who we are as a people. The human element of photographs is emotive and provocative, it inspires one to find depth, meaning and perhaps even a revelation that the vision captured by a 'camera' is more than just an image", Quilliam says. "I'm intrigued by the differing perceptions of how Indigenous people are or should be represented in photographs in particular by my own people and other international Indigenous communities I work with. After recent trips to Mexico and Bolivia my own views have dramatically changed," he adds.

The discussion will be held in Visions Theatre
National Museum of Australia
ACT 2601 Australia
Canberra
Tel: +61 02 6208 5464
Mobile 0438 203 445
Fax:+ 61 02 6208 5398
www.nma.gov.au

Wayne Quilliam is one of Australia's most prominent Aboriginal photographic artists with more than 100 solo and group exhibitions in Australia, Europe, Asia and the USA. In the past 12 months he has held exhibitions in Germany, Austria, Vienna, Mexico, USA, China and several galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide including his nude series 'Lowanna' and 'SORRY' series of work as the official photographer for the Apology. He has also photographed and directed a series of work with Russell Crowe and is working on the launch of the 'Australia' movie.

IMAGE
Artist: Wayne Quilliam
Title: Lowanna20
Year Created: 2007 Medium: Photography Color
Width: 60 inches
Height: 40 inches
Depth: 2 inches
Edition Size: Original
Price: US$ 2000

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