Deering
Clare Steele
Self-Published
English
Softcover
40 pages
210 x 150 mm
2018
ISBN Not Available
Deering is a body of work engaging with the two countries of the artist’s origin, Ireland and Australia. Through the passing of blood, the journeys of generations, a homeland becomes a mystical place of ritual and the promise of old. Stories passed and changed by each tongue tell histories of family. Growing up in Australia with an Irish Mother lead to a feeling of awe and a want to see, feel and touch this idealised place. What is home? Where is home? These places that make us who we are, that define us. How much do we really belong to them? And what do we truly know about them?
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About the Artist
Clare Steele is a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her work is concerned with the narrative of one’s life and the peregrination that it took along the way. In 2015, Clare graduated with a Bachelor of Photography from Photography Studies College, winning the Award for Photojournalism/Documentary Photography. Clare’s first book (self-published) J.W. was shortlisted for the Unseen Dummy Award 2016 in Amsterdam and received a commendation from Australian Photobook of the Year Awards 2017. Her publications can be found in the permanent archives of The National Library of Australia, Martin Parr Foundation England, The Library Project Ireland and The Asia Pacific Photobook Archive. Clare’s work has been widely exhibited both locally and internationally and published online and in print. In 2018, she took part in a residency program in Sevilla, Spain. And most recently having two solo shows in Melbourne of her series’ Descendants and Beneath.
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(source: http://www.steele-photo.com/about)
