Exhibitions 24 May—14 July 2013
Opening Thursday 23 May 6—8pm

GALLERIES ONE AND TWO

Polixeni Papapetrou
A Performative Paradox

Polixeni Papapetrou is one of Australia's leading contemporary photomedia artists. She has been exploring relationships between history, contemporary culture, landscape, identity and childhood through her photographic practice since the mid-eighties. In this exhibition, selected by Professor Anne Marsh in consultation with the artist, a particular thread has been selected across Papapetrou's practice—that of the performative—from her early documentary work through to her directorial work with her children from 2002 to the present.
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GALLERY FOUR

Jessica McElhinney
The Jess Trap

The video works of Jessica McElhinney revolve around the practice of performance and distorted self-portraiture. Her latest work, The Jess Trap, is in essence a remake of a remake (The Parent Trap, 1998, after The Parent Trap, 1961). Reenacting scenes from the 1998 version, casting herself in the role of the twins, McElhinney explores how the mirror effect can illustrate the conflictive nature between the imaginary and the real for the viewer.
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NIGHT PROJECTION WINDOW

Kawita Vatanajyankur
The Ice Shaver

The Ice Shaver is part of Kawita Vatanajyankur's performative video series Tools, in which she aims to reconstruct the elements of traditional seventeenth-century painting—often portraying a female figure, usually posed as a still object within a domestic work space.
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