1 March – 24 March 2024
Australia China Art Foundation has partnered with MAPh and Arts @ Collins to present a major exhibition in Melbourne's CBD during the international photography festival, PHOTO 2024.
Where:
Arts @ Collins
Level 2, 417 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
OPEN:
Wednesday to Sunday
10am to 4pm
German artist and photographer Michael Najjar explores the far-reaching ecological, economic and cultural impacts of climate change which are leading to a redefinition of the relationship between humans and nature. His latest series cool earth spans the arc from an impending dystopian future – which has already arrived in our present – to a technology-based decarbonised post-fossil world.
Working across film, digital collaging and video, Leela Schauble’s Portals series incorporates NASA imagery captured on the dates of recent ecological disasters into photographic collages that act as portals between worlds, inspired by ancient China’s profound appreciation of water, philosophy and connection to heaven and earth.
Living between Shanghai and Munich, Xiao Hui Wang has been writing diaries and documenting her life through photography for over 35 years. The exhibition features works from her ongoing self-portraiture series My Visual Diary that documents the healing process she underwent due to a car accident that transformed her life, as well as her most recent work focusing on AI.
Curated by Anouska Phizacklea, MAPh Director
Supported by
Australia China Art Foundation
Arts @ Collins
MAPh x ACAF Circle
Greenstone Vineyards
German artist and photographer Michael Najjar explores the far-reaching ecological, economic and cultural impacts of climate change which are leading to a redefinition of the relationship between humans and nature. His latest series“cool earth”spans the arc from an impending dystopian future – which has already arrived in our present – to a technology-based decarbonised post-fossil world.
Leela Schauble's Portals envisions possible futures by looking into the past. The photographic series embarks on an exploration of potential and parallel fortunes, delving into the realms of the supernatural and the profound human yearning to know what lies beyond the present. In times of ecological, social and political uncertainty, we see a trend towards spirituality, astrology, and mystical arts –prompting Portals to explore the lengths we go to access hidden fortunes in the fabric of time.
Living between Shanghai and Munich, Xiao Hui Wang has been writing diaries and documenting her life through photography for over 35 years. The exhibition features works from her ongoing self-portraiture series My Visual Diary that documents the healing process she underwent due to a car accident that transformed her life, as well as her most recent work focusing on AI.