The Kerry Packer Civic Gallery has presented many exciting exhibitions throughout 2015. Current exhibitions include ‘Landscape of Longing’ by visual artist Jumaadi and ‘The Story of Shedding Light’ presented by Tutti Arts. During October the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery will display ‘Dark Water: Cambodia’s UXO Divers’ a photographic exhibition by Charles Fox. In November the Gallery will showcase in conjunction with STTARS (Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service) ‘A Thousand Lifetimes in One Lifetime’. A photographic exhibition by Barat Ali Batoor and Kate Geraghty.
Landscape of Longing – JUMAADI
9 – 30 September
Landscape of Longing explores the richness of the world of Australian-Indonesian artist, Jumaadi. The exhibition presents a series of recent works, playful yet tormenting, shaped by external forces yet representative of Jumaadi’s inner world. His silent imagery speaks to our sense of stillness while begging us to question our present.
Jumaadi is a Sydney based artist, originally from Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia and trained at the National Art School, Sydney, where he commenced his professional practice.
The Story behind Shedding Light
9 – 30 September
Tutti Arts exhibition ‘The Story behind Shedding Light’ reveals the evolution of a two year intercultural collaboration between disabled artists and activists in South Australia and Indonesia who discovered common ground through an increasingly globalised disability culture.
The exhibition chronicles the process and outcomes of these relationships through an installation which combines a series of candid interviews, animations, and mixed media artworks. Unseen, unexpected and unapologetic, this work abandons stereotypes and claims a space for people with different perspectives.
The public is invited to attend a FREE Artist Talk on Friday 25 September, 11.00am.
Dark Water: Cambodia’s UXO Divers
7 – 30 October
This photographic exhibition by Charles Fox explores and illustrates the world of the divers who are trying to rid Cambodia’s waterways of the legacy of past conflicts. It has been over 35 years since the end of the Khmer Rouge regime, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 2 million people.
Fox started photographing the unit after seeing a small item in the local news and has documented the progress of the nine members
Fox is a British born photographer currently based in Cambodia and has been working in Asia since 2005. He has a degree in Photojournalism from the London College of Communications.
A Thousand Lifetimes in One Lifetime
4 November – 9 December
This exhibition is an exploration into the darkest hours of a person’s life when war, conflict and tragedy seem to overlay their existence; they then move forward and try to recreate a new life. This photographic exhibition reminds us of those who remain bound within the ceaseless journey of rebuilding their lives and those who never get the opportunity to find safety and security on Australian soil.
Barat Ali Batoor will showcase ‘Hazara Exodus’, the photographic series for which he was the recipient of two Nikon-Walkley awards, while Fairfax journalist Kate Geraghty will feature her photo documentary ‘Displaced Future’. Not only will this imagery highlight the atrocities of war, but will also convey a sense of hope that this time it will be different, and the creation of a new life can emerge when all seems lost.
The Kerry Packer Civic Gallery opens weekdays 9am -5pm and late Thursdays until 7pm
