free radical notes #89

ascertain lord fee # 89 7/9/07

Haiku stuff

Once I noticed you
and tried to tell you so, but
you changed the subject.

next meeting stuff

Kodak present a special evening for a viewing and presentation by award winning photographer Tony Reddrop on 'Contact' his latest work with Australasian Vietnam Veterans currently on show at The Shrine of Rememberance, Melbourne.
Tony will speak on Wednesday 12th September commencing at 6.00pm at at The Shrine of Remembrance, Western Visitors Centre, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne.
We look forward to you joining us for this free presentation and viewing by emailing to specialoffer@kodak.com and advising the names of those attending.

more happening stuff

You are invited to a cinematic presentation of still images from pre and post Iraq images featuring the work of photojournalist Mathias Heng. Guest speaker Abdul Rahman an Iraqi foreign corespondent.
Thurs Sept 20th 7 - 9pm at the Trades Hall, 2nd floor, new council chamber, 54 Victoria St Carlton South. More info call [03]9416 5329

births/deaths stuff

John Szarkowski 1925 – 2007

Szarkowski grew up in the small northern Wisconsin city of Ashland, and became interested in photography at age eleven. In World War II he served in the U.S. Army, after which he graduated in 1948 in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then began his career as a museum photographer at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
At this time he was also a practicing art photographer; he had his first solo show at the Walker Art Center in 1949, the first of a number of solo exhibitions. In 1954 Szarkowski received the first of two Guggenheim fellowships, resulting in the book The Idea of Louis Sullivan (1956). Between 1958 and 1962 he returned to rural Wisconsin. There he undertook a second Guggenheim fellowship in 1961, researching into ideas about wilderness and the relationship between people and the land.
Then, in 1962, he was personally picked by Edward Steichen to be Steichen's successor at the Museum of Modern Art. When he arrived in New York, not a single gallery in the city showed fine art photography. He launched the careers of Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, and Lee Friedlander.
In 1973 Szarkowski published Looking at Photographs a practical set of examples on how to write about photographs.[2] The book is still required reading for students of art photography, and argues for the importance of looking carefully and bringing to bear every bit of intelligence and understanding possessed by the viewer. Szarkowski has also published numerous books on individual photographers, including, with Maria Morris Hambourg, the definitive four-volume work on the photography of Atget. He taught at Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and New York University, and continued to lecture and teach. In 1990, U.S. News & World Report said: "Szarkowski's thinking, whether Americans know it or not, has become our thinking about photography".
In 1991 Szarkowski retired from his post at the New York Museum of Modern Art, during which he had developed a reputation for being somewhat autocratic, and became the Museum's Photography Director Emeritus. He was succeeded by Peter Galassi, the Chief Curator. In retirement Szarkowski returned to making his own photographic work, mostly attempting to picture a spirit of place in the American landscape. In 2005 he had several major solo exhibitions across the USA. The first retrospective of his work was exhibited at MOMA in early 2006.
Szarkowski died of a stroke on July 7, 2007, aged 81.
courtesy Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

workshop stuff

The Baldessin Press' printmaking studio presents: PHOTOBASED PRINTMAKING These two workshops are designed to follow on from each other but can also be taken as separate units. Workshop one will set the basics for use in workshop two.

WORKSHOP ONE ‘Image preparation’ One Day Workshop with Silvi Glattauer [fr#391] - Sun Nov 11

This one day workshop / demonstration will delve into all the considerations for preparing and maximising the quality of your photographic images. Learn how producing a large format digital negative, which can then be used for cyanotypes, photogravures, Van Dykes, Gum Bichromates, and any other printmaking process where you want to introduce photobased elements. This workshop is designed as a precedent to workshop two: Hybrid Printmaking

WORKSHOP TWO ‘Hybrid Printmaking’ Two day Workshop with Lloyd Godman & Silvi Glattauer - Sat & Sun Nov 17 & 18

This two day workshop / demonstration will introduce a wide range of hybrid techniques that can be combined from photo-based images. Learn how to experiment with combinations of cyanotypes, photogravures, van dyke brown, photograms and monoprints.
Cost: Workshop 1 $180 - Workshop 2 $380 (materials included) Discount offer: enrol in both workshops - $530
More Information: www.baldessinpress.com The Baldessin Press, 90 Shaftesbury Ave, St Andrews, Victoria

call for entry stuff

DFB are curating a photographic exhibition as part of the Chill Out Festival in Daylesford over the Labour Day weekend in March 2008. Call for entry for photographic based works under the theme of ‘Queer as Country Folk’ For info re proposal criteria, email to info (at) daylesfordfotobiennale.org Possible venues will be the Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens and/or Andersons Mill at Smeaton

High Vibes 2007 - The Darebin Music Feast and High Vibes Festival is coming soon to Northcote. This year will be the 7th annual High Street Northcote music festival, which will be held on Sunday 23rd September. Kerala Gallery is looking for artists to submit work to showcase for 1 week during the festival… the theme of course is “Music”. Installation, photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media and performers are all welcome. To express interest for consideration contact the gallery on the following. Kerala art & photography gallery, 283 High Street Northcote. 03 9482 3543 www.keralagallery.com.au kerala gallery (at) iprimus.com.au

The Wilderness Gallery Prize for Photography 2007 Celebrating the Tasmanian WHA 25th Anniversary is an acquisitive award offering a prize pool to the value of $6200, TWG prize of $5000 and Fujifilm People`s Choice Award - equipment to the value of $1200. The final 25 images will be exhibited at The Wilderness Gallery. Entries close: 14 October 2007. Entry forms and conditions available from: www.puretasmania.com.au/wha

2007 Muswellbrook Photographic Awards - Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre. Entries close: 5pm Sunday 23 September Official Opening & Prize Announcements Saturday 13 October. Entry details www.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au/visitors/ArtsCentre/exhibitions.htm

2007 Prospect Portrait Prize for contemporary self portrait in any medium. $6500 prizes. Entries close Sept. 28th. Entry form and further details from Prospect Gallery, Po Box 171 Prospect SA 5082 http://www.prospect.sa.gov.au/

photo / not-photo - an exploration of trans-medium photography. The School of Creative Communication at the University of Canberra will hold an exhibition of wall art with a catalogue around the theme of photo / not-photo. The exhibition will run from 11th-25th of July 2008 as part of the National Photography Festival.We invite contributions in the form of Wall Art and Articles that either invoke or address the theme of photo / not-photo. All submitted abstracts and proposals will be double blind peer reviewed. Submissions accepted for the exhibition will be published in the exhibition catalogue.

Art examples might include renders of computer generated 3D objects and spaces, collage and montage, scanner art, trace images, computer painting, painting, textiles, print-media, generative art, silver and pixel based photography, non-standard camera images... Article topics might stem from an interest in phenomenology; ontology; semiotics; virtual, real and haptic space; a defence of silver based photography, phone snaps; avatars and networked communities… Initial abstracts of papers and initial proposals for (or small file-size versions or slides of) wall art should be sent in by 2nd November 2007. Final completed papers are due 29th February 2008. Art for installation must be received by 1st July 2008. Send all submissions to: Tim Thomas, School of Creative Communication, University of Canberra, ACT 2601. Further info tim.thomas (at) canberra.edu.au [02] 6201 5868
photo / not-photo is part of the National Photography Festival being held in Canberra from 11th July to 6th October 2008 http://www.nla.gov.au/pict/photofestival.html

You be the judge stuff

Pulling teeth without an anaesthetic would probably be easier, but at least we have managed 26 responses to the special free radical judging of the 2007 Head On alternative portrait prize. We currently have two portraits with 3 votes each, 3 on 2 votes and the rest are singles. They are all up on the HeadOn website http://www.headon.com.au Scroll through the images and make your choice as to which image you think should have won HeadOn 2007. Be decisive - choose one image only, and send an email to free radicaloz [at] gmail.com
with the author name of your pick in the subject line. I don’t need a critique on the whys and wherefores - just the name of the author - you don’t even have to write anything in the body of the email, although if you would like to write an editorial piece for a future edition of the notes you are more than welcome to do so.
After we have a considerable number of votes I will tally the results and we will see if free radical consensus matches that of the 2007 HeadOn judges.

exhibition stuff

I can’t list it if I don’t know about it - free radicals are scattered all over the country, so am happy to list your show be it in Melbourne, Darwin, Hobart or wherever. send a note to free radicaloz [at] gmail.com Include details of opening and closing dates, gallery address, opening hours, and if you like, a brief synopsis of the show.
Send information as text only, preferably pasted into the body of an email and not as an attachment. Sometimes it’s 4 - 6 weeks between editions of the notes, so if you want to be sure of getting a listing, get your details in early.

Contact by Tony Reddrop [fr#447] Show is current to October 21st at Western Visitors Centre, The Shrine Of Remembrance, Melbourne.

Seduce by Renato Grome. Show current to Sept 30th in the MGA Focus Gallery.

plus:

Australian Rules: around the grounds – various artists. Show current to October 28th at the MGA Willbow Gallery

also:

The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2007. Show current to Nov 11th in the MGA Special Exhibitions Gallery.

All at the Monash Gallery of Art Corner Jells & Ferntree Gully Roads, Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150 Tel: 03 9562 1569 Email: mga@monash.vic.gov.au www.mga.org.au Open: Tue-Fri: 10-5pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, Mon & public holidays: closed. Gallery, gift shop, licensed cafe and sculpture park Now FREE ADMISSION

48 stunden [ljubljana] by YennY [fr#636] Following her artist residency in the capital of Slovenia, YennY's work is now on show in billboard size along the riverbanks in the old part of town. The installation will be on until the end of November.

The Gathering – group show of large format photography. On the weekend of 2-4 June 2007, a group of photographers who use large format cameras captured the essence of the village of Trentham. In a traditional darkroom the negatives were developed and printed, images were then framed and exhibited in the local Trentham East pub, The Pig and Whistle. What these large format camera photographers achieved in one weekend was remarkable. PhotoSpace is pleased to present a selection of the images created during that magic weekend in June. Artists include: Alphonse Landman, Andrew Clarke, Benjamin Healley, Bert Hoveling [fr#140] Bob Kersey, Danny Blackman, David Tatnall, Doug Thornell, Enrico Scotece, Gale Spring and Danielle Edwards, John Ford, Ray Strong, Kate Baker, Lynette Zeeng [fr#10] Michael Prior, Richard White[fr#99] and Steve Tester. Artist talk: Saturday 8th September from 2pm - 4pm. Exhibition current to Saturday 22 September 2007. PhotoSpace Gallery, 34 Dight St Collingwood (03) 9415-6139 < info@photospace.net.au> http://www.photospace.net.auViewing hours during exhibitions: Wed to Fri: noon - 6pm, Sat: noon - 4pm

Richard Woldendorp – Saltworks is at Boutwell Draper Gallery 82-84 George Street Redfern Sydney NSW Show current to 15th September 2007. More infohttp://www.boutwelldrapergallery.com.au

Transmography An exhibition by Mark Westaway & Neil McLeod Opening On Saturday September 8th at 2pm at David Johns Gallery,15A Railway Place Fairfield Phone (03) 9443 0056 david@davidjohnsgallery.com Show runs to Sept 29th. Open Fri & Sat 11AM - 6PM, or please phone to arrange another time to visit us

Leica/CCP Photography Documentary Award - current to 27th October 2007 Finalists - Michael Amendolia, Cara Bowerman, James Brickwood, Anthony Dawton, Stephen Dupont (2), Sean Hobbs, Jesse Marlow, Natalie Mccomas, Matthew Newton, Laki Sideris [fr#493], Steven Siewert, Doug Spowart [fr#358]+Victoria Cooper [fr#359], Emma Thomson, Tamara Voninski, Tom Williams, Lisa Wiltse

The Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award is a biennial showcase of contemporary Australian documentary photography. Since the inaugural exhibition in 1997, this event has grown in profile and significance. It represents a unique, national initiative in support of documentary photography, providing a rare opportunity to assess the themes, styles and ideas that characterise this fascinating genre. This year’s exhibition demonstrates the breadth of contemporary approaches to documentary practice from traditional black and white narratives through to vibrant colour recordings all of which have been achieved without digital manipulation. Themes range from shocking war imagery through environmental activism, the ‘Aussie schoolies’ tradition and the everyday of Australian life. At the CCP 404 George St Fitzroy. Open Weds to Sat 11am – 6pm

Famous: Portraits by Karin Catt. Show current to 11 November at the State Library of Victoria, Swanston St, Melbourne http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/famous

2007 Fujifilm Site Unseen Exhibition – Is at he Brisbane Powerhouse Brisbane. Show is current to 16th Sept.

classified stuff

I’m selling the photography studio part of my SA business to concentrate on our online products. We have been one of the leading studios in SA for over fifteen years. I have a database of over 20,000 paying clients and a library of millions of negs and digital files on offer. Our commercial building is also for sale by negotiation. Contact Chris Puccetti [fr#499] info@thelookstudio.com.au

Kodak 14n Pro digital camera 36 meg files -brand new shutter -excellent condition- Nikon body-Kodak technology-2 batteries -comes withbox cost $14,000. needs new charger. $5000 Contact L u c y M o r t o n [fr#56] Studio X 40 Pakington St ST Kilda 3182 lucy@lucymortonphotography.com.au

Neil Hudsons diary for his Cafe Bar Gallery (Daguerre's) at 322 Chapel St is open for bookings for Gallery space for persons wanting exposure. Generous exhibition space. Gr8 cosmopolitan exposure.
Ph 95103355 and leave contacts for Neil

end stuff

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