Pinhead Pluto

BACKGROUND This work contributes to the contemporary photographic field in Australia. Each year the Bowness Prize presents a select number of works that are deemed to be representative of contemporary photography, addressing the ongoing scholarly debate on what is contemporary photography in Australia. Key outlets in which this debate is playing out are within galleries such as Centre for Contemporary Photography, Monash Gallery of and Australian Centre for Photography. The most significant practitioners whose work is a point of departure for my own include Sarah Anne Johnson, Sally Gall and Jeff Whetstone. Key thinkers who have influenced my explorations include Arnd Schnieder and Joan Fontcuberta. CONTRIBUTION The gap in knowledge my work addresses is how photographic processes might be as representational and perceptible as the subject being photographed to chronicle communities in ways that align with their values. This artwork explores ways in which a Deep Evology workshop activity 'Earth as a Peppercorn' can be represented in photographic forms through aligning photographic inquiry to process. The research question could be: How might communities that value healing ways, and are related to the natural environment, be chronicled through photography in an approach that aligns with their core values? The artwork created is a silver gelatin print. Directions for future research is currently being explored via a PhD at RMIT. SIGNIFICANCE Monash Gallery of Art is a leading Australian public gallery promoting excellence, access and education within photography. The gallery develops and preserves a nationally significant collection of Australian photographic practitioners, including Carl Jerrems, Tracey Moffatt, Bill Henson and David Moore. The 2014 judging panel included Director of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Angus Trumble, Melbourne artist Siri Hayes, and Shaune Lakin, MGA Gallery Director. This artwork received an honourable mention.研究背景 本研究助力澳大利亚当代摄影领域的发展。鲍内斯奖（Bowness Prize）每年都会甄选一批被认定为能够代表当代摄影水准的作品，以此回应学界持续热议的“澳大利亚当代摄影的定义为何”这一议题。这场学术讨论的主要发声平台包括当代摄影中心（Centre for Contemporary Photography）、莫纳什美术馆（Monash Gallery of Art）以及澳大利亚摄影中心（Australian Centre for Photography）等画廊机构。对本研究创作产生核心启发的创作者包括莎拉·安妮·约翰逊（Sarah Anne Johnson）、萨莉·加尔（Sally Gall）与杰夫·惠特斯通（Jeff Whetstone）；为本研究探索提供重要思想支撑的关键学者则包括阿恩·施奈德（Arnd Schneider）与琼·丰克贝尔塔（Joan Fontcuberta）。 研究贡献 本研究旨在填补的学术空白在于：如何让摄影创作过程如同被拍摄的主体本身一样兼具表现力与感知力，从而以契合社群核心价值的方式完成社群记录。本作品通过将摄影探究与创作流程相结合，探索了如何以摄影形式呈现“地球如一粒胡椒籽”（Earth as a Peppercorn）这一深层生态学（Deep Ecology）工作坊活动。本研究的核心问题为：对于崇尚疗愈式生活方式且与自然环境紧密联结的社群而言，如何通过契合其核心价值的摄影手法完成记录？本次创作的作品为银盐明胶相纸照片（silver gelatin print）。本研究的后续拓展方向目前正通过皇家墨尔本理工大学（RMIT）的博士项目开展探索。 研究意义 莫纳什美术馆（Monash Gallery of Art）是澳大利亚领先的公立画廊，致力于推动摄影领域的卓越创作、公众普及与学术教育。该馆馆藏并保护着一批具有全国影响力的澳大利亚摄影创作者作品，包括卡尔·耶雷姆斯（Carl Jerrems）、特蕾西·莫法特（Tracey Moffatt）、比尔·亨森（Bill Henson）与大卫·穆尔（David Moore）等。2014年该奖项的评审团成员包括澳大利亚国家肖像画廊馆长安格斯·特伦布尔（Angus Trumble）、墨尔本艺术家西丽·海斯（Siri Hayes）以及莫纳什美术馆馆长肖恩·莱金（Shaune Lakin）。本作品于该届鲍内斯奖中获得荣誉提及。