I am delighted to participate again in the annual Head On Festival group show 'AddOn'.
This non competitive, anonymous, photographic exhibition is one of the core events of the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, Australia. It is curated by Charles McKean and Festival Director Moshe Rosenzveig.
'AddOn' 2022 will be displayed in the Yalagang Room in the brand-new Bondi Pavilion.
AFTERSHOCK Legacy of the Pandemic rounds off the series of Pandemic virtual exhibitions at Magnet's Virtual 3D Gallery.
I was delighted to take part in the earlier two exhibitions 5KM RADIUS in 2020 and STILL LIVING in 2021.
Now I am showing my 2022 work 'Stillness' in AFTERSHOCK.
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| Stillness I Barbara Oehring 2022 |
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| Stillness II Barbara Oehring 2022 |
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| Stillness III Barbara Oehring 2022 |
To experience this work in a virtual 3D gallery setting I invite you to go to https://magnet.org.au/gallery/aftershock/
I am very pleased that the two earlier exhibitions in the documentary 'trilogy' of the Pandemic 5KM RADIUS and STILL LIVING can still be seen here https://magnet.org.au/our-galleries/
I am grateful Ferntree Gully News attended the opening of MIRACLE, an exhibition of photographs by Pam Davison, Sue Jackson, Margot Sharman and myself. Thank you to Meg Hellyer for reporting on the show.
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It felt good to document a live event again after the long lockdown in Melbourne.
The occasion was a Wurundjeri dance workshop and walk led by Wurundjeri Head Man (Ngurungaeta), Murrundindi.
We gathered on Saturday afternoon on December 4 at Trig Track Kalorama, one of the many areas of Corhanwarrabul (the Dandenong Ranges) devastated by the extreme storms of June 2021.
This event - organised by BodyPlace Project and supported by a Storm Recovery grant from Regional Arts Victoria - was devised to help the Corhanwarrabul community recover, re-engage and learn to live with the damaged environment.
From the Trig Track meeting place Murrundindi took us on a Cultural Connections walk after which he held a very happy and engaging Wurundjeri dance workshop.
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I always look forward to the invitation to participate in the 'AddOn' exhibition of the Head On Photo Festival.
In 2021, its 11th year, the non-competitive, anonymous photographic exhibition curated by Charles McKean and Festival Director Moshe Rosenzveig OAM is shown at Bondi Beach Promenade.
Dates: 19 November 2021 - 30 January 2022
During the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown in Melbourne in 2020 I was delighted to take part in an online exhibition titled 5km Radius at Magnet Galleries. This exhibition can still be enjoyed in virtual gallery five at Magnet https://magnet.org.au/gallery/5km-radius/
Due to the global pandemic Melbourne is again experiencing restrictions.
Photographs of life in lockdown are a great cultural record of the pandemic.
I responded to a callout by Monash Gallery of Art for a photo of personal experience of lockdown and I am delighted that my submission was successful.
During Lockdown in 2020 I spent much time in my garden watching wildlife. I observed birds, studied their behaviour and took photographs. Processing my images was another endeavour that gave me pleasure while staying home.
All photographs of STAGES: Life in lockdown are now online https://www.stages.mga.org.au/life-in-lockdown
When restrictions are lifted and gallery doors open again visitors will be able to view the printed photographs on Monash Gallery of Art's Atrium gallery walls. Until then enjoy the images online.
