Being Human
PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography
PHOTO
Director Elias Redstone
English
Softcover
110 Pages
145 x 230 mm
2022
ISBN Not Available
The world-class photography biennale PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography, exhibiting from April 29–May 22 in Melbourne and across regional Victoria has now launched, presenting the theme Being Human.
Produced by Photo Australia in collaboration with cultural institutions, museums, galleries, and universities in Melbourne and across regional Victoria, the biennale presents the most inspiring new photography, art and ideas from Australia and around the world.
Now in its second edition, PHOTO 2022 honours 123 local and international artists and photographers across 90 exhibitions, with 50 world premieres including 24 specially commissioned projects, and a new Icons strand featuring globally-renowned artists Cindy Sherman and Helmut Newton.
Designed as a festival of exploration, PHOTO 2022 continues to encourage the public to engage with and think about photography and visual culture in new and inspiring ways, through ambitious large-scale outdoor commissions at unexpected sites across Melbourne, expertly curated exhibitions of contemporary photography, thought-provoking events, and education programs.
Audiences will be able to explore photography by some of the most acclaimed artists from around the world, with exclusive Australian exhibitions by Gillian Wearing (UK), Paul Mpagi Sepuya (US), Mohamed Bourouissa (Algeria/France), Poulomi Basu (India), Vasantha Yogananthan (France), Aziz Hazara (Afghanistan), Martine Gutierrez (US), Massimo Vitali (Italy), Florian Hetz (Germany), Philip Montgomery (Mexico/US) and Luo Yang (China), amongst others; as well as new commissions by renowned and up and coming Australian artists such as Atong Atem, Naomi Hobson, Dean Cross, Ying Ang, Hannah Brontë, Scotty So, Madeline Bishop, Anu Kumar and Patrick Pound.
Alongside the extensive contemporary program, two icons of photography will be honoured at PHOTO 2022. Presented by the Jewish Museum of Australia: Gandel Centre of Judaica in partnership with the Helmet Newton Foundation is HELMUT: In Focus that will reveal the extraordinary life of one of the most prominent and provocative fashion photographers of all time: Helmut Newton; and influential American artist Cindy Sherman will be celebrated with the festival’s largest individual artwork to date installed on an iconic Melbourne building, in partnership with the Naomi Milgrom Foundation.
(source: https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/459599/photo-2022being-human/)
About the Festival
Located in Melbourne and extending to cities across regional Victoria, PHOTO is Australia’s largest photography event and is delivered in collaboration with over 50 cultural, education, industry and government partners.
Responding to a central theme, the biennial invites artists, curators, academics and audiences to interrogate the major issues of our time through a program of exhibitions in galleries and outdoor locations, alongside events and professional development programs. Dedicated to contemporary photography, the focus is on premiering new work alongside exclusive presentations by international artists.
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