Join Bendigo Art Gallery Curator Lorraine Brigdale in conversation with artist Dr Peta Clancy as they discuss how contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are turning the tide on the medium of photography in the pursuit of self-representation and truth-telling.
Learn how photography is historically linked with colonial perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and contemplate how First Nations artists are taking the power back through richly poetic photographic art. Discover the story behind Peta Clancy’s featured artwork Undercurrent, 2019, that explores hidden and dramatic alterations to Dja Dja Wurrung waterways through layered imagery.
This program is delivered in correspondence with exhibition First Nations Photography, on display at Bendigo Art Gallery from Saturday 28 October – Sunday 4 February 2024. The exhibition features historical imagery and artworks by Michael Cook (Bidjara), Peta Clancy (Bangerang), and Naomi Hobson (Kaantju, Umpila).