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10/3/2004

Four exhibitions

Centre for Contemporary Photography - CCP, Fitzroy

SUSAN PURDY
New Branches on an Old Tree
(Gallery 1)

New Branches on an Old Tree is a unique project that combines oriental botanic specimens with elements from diverse sources to tell stories about a culture in which plants form the central motif. It uses the Chinese model of sensory engagement with the garden in the presentation of this innovative new work. The comprehensive and original archive of photogram images that make up New Branches on an Old Tree are the culmination of four years collaboration between artist Susan Purdy and Terry Smyth, the Curator of the Southern Chinese Collection within the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. This exhibition seeks to encourage increased appreciation of the importance of botanical collections in ensuring the conservation of species diversity.

Supported by the Arts Victoria, The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Monash University.

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PETER ROBERTSON
Beyond Xanadu
(Gallery 2)

In 1980, leaving the Sharpies gang behind, Peter Robertson moved to Melbourne to start a new life for himself modelling; the next few years were a fusion of fashion, nightclubs and art. Beyond Xanadu chronicles a time of great change for Robertson and Australia. Fashion was baggy trousers, padded shoulders and colour. Music had become New Wave. Beyond Xanadu is a retrospective series that chronicles both a real and imagined past. We¹ve moved on so far now, these ambiguous images of fashion spreads seem ludicrous. Why is it we can see the absurdity in aesthetics of an earlier period, yet fail to see it now?

A cultural event of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Free Forums at CCP
Between 15-19 March, at 6.30pm every evening, CCP is proud to be hosting a series of 5 free forums as part of the arts program of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. These include a forum on '80s style' in the context of Peter Robertson's work (with the artist), and a CCP forum 'Fashion Photography Now' on Friday evening (immediately after the launch of Photofile 71: Fashion, also at CCP).

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KOKY SALY
How Much Longer Will You Live Like This
(Project Space)

Koky Saly's series How Much Longer Will You Live Like This explores the notion of displacement through the eyes of his mother, whose status has changed from fisherwoman to refugee, to Australian citizen to 'Asian-Australian¹. Adopting lighting and composition cues from film noir cinema, these works engage the viewer in dramas that never fully reveal themselves ­ unravelling a story of loss and hidden strength. And although it is deeply personal and biographical, it is also anchored in Australia¹s history.

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BEAT BROGLE
One Word Movie
(e-Media)

One Word Movie is an extraordinary online project by Swiss artist Beat Brogle, which organises the flood of images on the Internet into a flickering film ­ based on a word provided by the user. A specially programmed search engine, built on top of popular image search facilities available on the Internet, forms the basis for this fascinating exploration of the Internet imaginary. Supplied with that most banal of Internet actions ­ a search term ­ the engine produces a hit list of images that provide the raw material for a 'movie¹ (generated instantaneously using the latest web imagery). With a kinship to structural film of the 1960s and 1970s, this semantic image search raises the cognitive question that has figured prominently in modern art ­ the relationship between image and text. This time it is posed anew, as a practical and urgent matter, directly affecting the habits of millions of Internet users.

Supported by the Swiss Arts Council.

Opening: Thursday 11 March, 6-8pm

Hours Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm

The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria, a division of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The CCP also acknowledges financial support of the Australia Council, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body.

Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP)
205 Johnston Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
AUSTRALIA
tel +61 3 9417 1549
fax +61 3 9417 1605

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