02 February 2011

Afterglow: performance art & photography

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Following from yesterday's post, more people in the street...



Theatre of the Actors of Regard at the 1978 Daylesford New Year's Eve Street Parade, as photographed by Mr. Camerahead.



And again. This time capturing the flash and afterglow of one of the actors.

These photos are part of the current exhibition
Afterglow: performance art & photography
at Monash Gallery of Art until 3 April.



From the media release:
...this exhibition looks at the productive role that photography has played in the performance-based activities and procedures of visual artists in Australia over the last thirty years.

Artists: Gordon Bennett, Juan Davila, Cherine Fahd, Bert Flugelman, Hayden Fowler, Tim Johnson, Ash Keating, Ben Morieson, Jill Orr, Mike Parr, Robert Rooney, Linda Sproul, Slave Pianos, Stelarc, David M Thomas, Peter Tyndall, Justene Williams

Also in the exhibition are photos of Mr. Camerahead by Michael Lawrence

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detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/

someone looks at something ...


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