Feminist photography exhibition from Horsham
The role women have played in the culture of photographic art will be the subject of a touring exhibition in Horsham, starting on Saturday.
Horsham Regional Art Gallery is presenting exhibition ‘In Her Words’, which focuses on women behind and in front of the camera.
The exhibition recognises the significance of feminist photography held by the Horsham gallery.
Guest curator Olivia Poloni accepted an invitation to draw works from the collection alongside key figures in contemporary Australian photographic practice.
The exhibition promotion says people will ‘hear from women who are bold in the telling of their flaws, uncertainties and strengths; aiming to get to the core of the female experience, rights and challenges. Through these images photographers make bold statements about the societies in which they live and work’.
Key themes of the exhibition include migration, ‘queer’ culture, Aboriginal life, youth and childhood, the body, domesticity, place, identity and female repression and expression.
In the wake of recent movements such as #metoo, In Her Words celebrates artists who are in control of their own story, whether they are speaking their own truth or re-enacting the accounts of others.
National Tour
The Horsham exhibition, from March 2 to May 19, will tour nationally, appearing at four regional and metropolitan galleries in partnership with National Exhibitions Touring Support Victoria.
This is the first touring exhibition Horsham Regional Art Gallery has developed involving such a large body of collection works.
Other venues include Deakin University Art Gallery, September 11 to October 18; Wangaratta Art Gallery, November 2 to December 15; Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, May 16 to July 20, 2020; and Logan Art Gallery, July 31 to September 5, 2020.