Tagged: exhibition

July 29th, 2009

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Unsensored09 invitation

Melbourne Silver Mine Inc presents…

UNSENSORED09

AN EXHIBITION OF ANALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY

Collingwood Gallery 292 Smith Street Collingwood – 7-19 August 2009

Opening Night Friday 7th August 2009 at 6pm

Gallery times: Mon-Fri 12-8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm

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Now in its third year, The Melbourne Silver Mine’s UNSENSORED09 is the work of 44
artists using film in their photographic expression.

The spectrum of methods, genres and statements in the exhibited works are as broad
as the spectrum of artists, and visitors can expect everything from the polished to the lo-fi,
avant garde to traditional, shot on equipment from modern to nigh-arcane. Film is the
common thread in the group: each artist exploits the nuances of film-based capture in
tandem with new post-analogue processes and methods.

Works will be available for purchase during the exhibition, and many of the artists will
be present through the duration of the show and on opening night.

Unsensored07 saw 12 photographers presenting work, which doubled in 2008.
Unsensored expands once again in 2009, continuing to showcase new works by
emerging photographers. Unsensored09 is a project of The Melbourne Silver Mine,
a non-profit incorporated association based in Melbourne, Australia.

The group was formed by a group of enthusiastic analogue photographers. Its purpose
is to encourage and promote the continued use, unique features and appreciation of
traditional photographic techniques and equipment.

The exhibition features the work of the following photographers (all are members of the Melbourne Silver Mine)

Rhys Allen, Roberts Birze, Zaeem Burq, Lucian Chaffey, Dave Chin, Andrew J Cosgriff, Alistair Dickinson, Barbara Fischer, Peter Fritze, Ravnish S Gandhi, Tim Heraud, Nick Hinch, Michael Holbrook, Ross Holmberg, Paul Hocksenar, Bronwen Hyde, Hamish Innes-Brown, Skye Johnson, Timothy Johnson, Matthew Joseph, Michael Le Fevre, Jaye Loring, Giovanni Lovisetto, Iain Maclachlan, Chris Matterson, Jodie Noonan, James Oates, Vinnie Piatek, Ambre Pitt, Karen Riley, Ahmad Sabra, Jesper Sidhu, Cameron J Stephen, Paul Stoney, Ray Strong, Jesse Swallow, Reinis Traidas, Michael Verhoef, Christian Were, Katherine White, Damian Young, Rob Young, Jacqueline van Zetten and Chris Zissiadis.

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I will be exhibiting recent works of the Heavenly Queen on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. Which was shot using my trusty Holga 120n and some expired Fujichrome Velvia 100 @ ISO 100.

the heavenly queen

Do come down and check it out!

May 5th, 2009

mca exhibition: i walk the line

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Whilst recently in Sydney, I took some time to check out a current MCA exhibition: I Walk The Line – New Australian drawing. This collection of mostly young Australian artists  brings together some amazing images. As you enter the exhibition space you are face to face with Richard Lewer’s 7 metre, incredibly bold piece! The image above will give you an idea of the scale of this drawing. At the base of the drawing were various spent pieces of  pencil and charcoal.

iwalktheline

The work of Laith McGregor (pictured left: Untitled, 2008), was so detailed. Utilising nothing more than biro on paper, I could have stared at his mirrored drawings for hours. His second drawing  “Hex 2008″ which depicts six bearded men each with their own story to tell, truly amazing.

Dorota Mytych’s work was stunning with ant like figures making up the greater image. I was also in awe of the news-roll style work of Locust Jones, Everyday Atrocities which curved around the entire room. There was so much depth in this drawing that it would literally take you months to discover all that us has to offer.

If you are in Sydney do take the time to get along to see this one. There are some amazing drawings on show! The show is running from 17 March – 24 May 2009 at the MCA in Sydney. Admission is FREE.

April 24th, 2009

register of interest: unsensored09

The third instalment of the Melbourne Silver Mine’s annual exhibition of analogue photography, unsensored is now open for entries. It seems this year Unsensored09 is set to experience some new twists. With a fresh organising committee consisting of Andrew Cosgriff, Ross Holmberg, Matthew Joseph, Piers Morgan, Ahmad Sabra and Michael Verhoef; the exhibition is all set to continue to grow.

This years main features of the exhibition are:

  • All images must originate from an analogue or traditional photographic technique.
    From that point on you are welcome to keep it pure analogue or employ digital post processing & printing.
  • Due to the popularity of the event, unsensored09 is open to Melbourne Silver Mine Inc financial members only, but don’t panic, you can sign up as a member and take part this year.
  • The entry fee for members is $50, this entitles you to a 80cm wide x 100cm high space. One change this year is that you can use that space as you wish, you don’t need to hang a single photo, but let us know what you have in mind.
  • The exhibition will spend its second year a the Collingwood Gallery (292 Smith Street, Collingwood Victoria) running from 7th – 19th August 2009. If you want in on unsensored09 then visit here.