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Exposed Sandra Hill

Rockhampton Art Gallery Mia Kurrum Maun (Far from Home)
Until 19 April, 2020

Queensland John Curtin Gallery
7 February to 24 April, 2020
Western Australia
Queensland photographers have long been Western Australian artist Sandra Hill explores
clicking away at the landscapes, lifestyles the annihilation of Aboriginal culture through
and experiences of individuals on the north her own lived experience as a Noongar woman
coast. ‘Exposed’ presents a range of photo- of the Stolen Generations in ‘Mia Kurrum
media art produced between 2004 and 2014 Maun (Far from Home)’.
by the Queensland Centre for Photography
(QCP), before the artist-run institution closed As part of the annual Perth Festival, Hill
its doors. The collection of 108 works gifted presents a revealing visual narration of the
to Rockhampton Art Gallery by QCP frames overwhelming impact that government
the cultural fabric of the region during policies and widespread racial discrimination
those years, while also celebrating photo- has, and continues to have, on generations of
media as a powerful mode for storytelling in Aboriginal women across Australia.
contemporary art.

Jagath Dheerasekara, Manuwangku, under the nuclear cloud #3, Thin Veneer, 2015, oil on board, 119 x 119cm
2011 Courtesy the artist and Mossenson Galleries, Western Australia
Donated by the Queensland Centre for Photography, 2019
Courtesy the artist and Rockhampton Art Gallery, Queensland

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