The ACP presents a range of events over the Summer to expand your understanding of contemporary photography. ‘Our Gallery Talks’ allow audiences to hear first-hand from the artists and curators in the exhibition program. ‘Afternoon Teas’ are relaxed and informal panel discussions focussing on key issues in photomedia. In ‘Talking Shop’ events, established photographers talk in-depth about their practice.

TALKING SHOP
ANNE ZAHALKA

Wednesday 13 February 6.30pm

Portraiture for Zahalka has been a consistent, evolving and multi-layered practice. Tampering with truth in representation, blurring the boundary between reality and fiction, her work incorporates photomontage, double exposure, darkroom trickery and digital manipulation. In this talk Zahalka will discuss Hall of Mirrors, a retrospective exhibition of portrait works currently touring Australia.

TEA WITH… TOBIN

QUEER IS DEAD. OR IS IT BACK?
OR DID IT NEVER GO AWAY…

Sunday 24 February 3.00pm
Not Suitable for Children

Back in the old days (the 90s) ‘Queer Art’ implied work that radically questioned mainstream representations of sexuality and desire. Where did all those queer artists go, and what did they actually achieve? Does Queer Art have any relevance any more? Cultural firebrand Tobin Saunders will host a discussion with controversial artist Scott Redford, Domino from Slit magazine, and NZ artist and performer Shigeyuki Kihara.

TALKING SHOP

STEPHEN DUPONT: NARCOSTAN

Wednesday 27 February 6.30pm

Between 1993 and 2007, Stephen Dupont travelled to and from the landlocked and conflict-ridden country of Afghanistan. In this talk he will discuss NARCOSTAN, a major project about Afghanistan taken during magazine assignments as well as self-funded visits to the country, for which he recently won the prestigious 2007 W Eugene Smith Award for humanistic photography.

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