This panel discussion invites four Monash Fine Art third-year students talking about the concept of belonging in photography, featuring Shaked Gozlan, Serena Holt, Chantel Stewart, and Leon Rice-Whetton. The discussion is centred around the complex relationship between belonging and photography, and how their practice can be covered by this enormous topic. The panel provides profound insights from these emerging artists to explore the human existence and experience that are deeply rooted in cultural history. With their explanation about finding their identities and positions in the art world, the panel delivers an intellectual discussion about photography through the use of language.
Leon Rice-Whetton, Tales from the Cowper St Sinkhole 1
Photography work of the featured panellist, Leon Rice-Whetton
Chantel Stewart, Beautiful is Boring
Photography work of the featured panellist, Chantel Stewart
'How Do We See Ourselves? Photography Panel Discussion'
This panel invites four distinctive artists from the Monash Fine Art Faculty to discuss the idea of belonging in photography and related artistic practices. Belonging, as being a part of a particular group, regardless of race, culture, or nationality, a typical personal quality that is mirrored and shared across the people in the group. The panel explores the complex relationships between photography and the nuanced concepts of belonging. Four artists discuss how photography commonly operates both as a reflective and formative agent in shaping our perceptions of the essential aspects of belonging. By unravelling the great connections between the concept of belonging and photographic practice, the panel follows the forerunners’ paths to unpack the magic of photography through the exchange of ideas from language. How do we see ourselves within this contemporary era through the lens of photography is an important topic that artists have been exploring. Gathering four emerging artists into this panel wishes to open a discussion about the way of the younger artists think about their position in the art world. (Turn on captions set to Australia if needed)
Featured artists: Shaked Gozlan Serena Holt Chantel Stewart Leon Rice-Whetton
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