Peeling back our hinged relationship with photography as a purveyor of truth, Isobel Parker Philip's exhibition 'Shadow catchers' is a playful rethink of the medium through a 21st century lens.
Isobel Parker Philip describes photography as ‘slippery’ and ‘mischievous’. It is not surprising as an idea, given we have long relied on photography as a record of the real while, on the flipside, have become adept at recognising its use in propaganda, poetic propositions and even faked doubles.
‘Photography is a direct transcription of reality, but it never totally represents the truth, yet we still rely on it and get seduced into that assurance,’ she told ArtsHub.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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