Kate Murphy's video installation shows the artist listening to predictions made by a clairvoyant. The work explores personal identity, anxiety, loss and grief. Courtesy of the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney.
Dr Christopher Chapman (curator)
Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
When a portrait communicates determination and individuality as boldly as these do, it has the potential to become an iconic image. For the Gallery’s 20th birthday this display brings together a group contemporary photographic portraits of inspiring women and men.
Australian photographer Rod McNicol has consistently analysed the passing of time through the evidence of the photographic portrait. At once confronting and tender, McNicol’s portrait photographs are bold and intimate.
