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James BUGG
The Bend 2018
Monday 2 May, 10-11AM
Presenters: Alana Holmberg, Aishah Kenton, Rachel Mounsey, and Abigail Varney
Join us on the first Monday in May for an introduction to the new exhibition, ACTS I-VII, by members of the Oculi collective.
ACTS I-VII, a visual meditation on seven modes of being. Reformulating the Seven Year Life Stages, a concept of human development introduced by philosopher Rudolph Steiner in 1907, the exhibition explores seven universal experiences that lie at the heart of our existence: love and fear, trauma and grief, freedom and oppression, control and uncertainty, belonging and exclusion, science and spirit, life and death.
Oculi is a collective of 18 fine-art and documentary photographers. Since its inception in 2000, Oculi has been the leading influence in photographic documentary practice in Australia, offering a visual narrative of contemporary life in the region and beyond.
Registration essential: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au
Cost: $2
Acknowledgements
ACTS I-VII is curated by Oculi members Aishah Kenton, Abigail Varney, Alana Holmberg, Tajette O’Halloran, and Rachel Mounsey in conversation with Natasha Christia.
Acts I-VII is an official exhibition of PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography, a major biennial of new photography and ideas taking place from 29 April to 22 May in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Responding to the theme ‘Being Human’, PHOTO 2022 explores the role photography plays in understanding the contemporary human condition. PHOTO 2022 is produced by Photo Australia in collaboration with cultural institutions, museums and galleries, and education, industry and government partners.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia. Supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, an Australian Government initiative.
Thanks to our sponsors. All works have been printed on ILFORD GALERIE Gold Fibre Gloss 310gsm.
