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Time Machine: A Record Of Life Of The Life Of Photographer Sue Ford

Time Machine: Sue Ford is a compelling photographic exhibition currently on show at the Latrobe Regional Gallery.

By Latrobe City - 30th March 2012 - Back to News

Sue Ford (1943–2010) was one of Australia’s most important photographers and filmmakers. Ford studied photography at RMIT and in 1974 was the first Australian photographer to be given a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria.

Latrobe City’s arts director, Julie Adams, said that Ford passed away in 2010 but before her death, she was working with Monash Gallery of Art on an exhibition of her work which would feature her final major project Self-portrait with camera (1960–2006).

"This travelling exhibition is the first opportunity for audiences to see this important series of 47 photographs, and presents a compelling self-portrait of an artist. It underscores the central role the camera played in Ford’s life. Self-portrait with camera is being shown alongside a survey of Ford’s black-and-white photographs from the 1960s and 70s and examples of her most iconic work, Time series (1960s–1970s)," Ms Adams explained.

As photographic historian and contributor to the publication accompanying the exhibition, Helen Ennis, states: "Ford’s approach to art making has always been straightforward … She does not cultivate a mysterious artistic persona [since] … her art practice is purposeful; it is the outcome of her view of art as a political activity that is democratic, liberating and relevant to contemporary society."

MGA Director and curator of the exhibition Shaune Lakin states: "This exhibition provides a great opportunity for Australian audiences to reassess the work of this important photographer, whose work was always at once political, beautiful and elegiac. In an era when the photograph has become a highly disposable thing, it is important to acknowledge its role as an agent of change and memory."

Ms Adams added that this exhibition described a period when photography was charged with political and personal meaning

"It is a truly personal and revealing collection of photographs well worth coming to see," Ms Adams said.

The exhibition is a Monash Gallery of Art touring exhibition and will be on display until 22 April.

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