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Minutes to Midnight
A photographic exhibition by Trent Parke
AIFACS Gallery, 1 Rafi Marg, from 12-27 July 2008 (1-7pm, Monday closed)
Trent Parke, the first Australian to become a Full Member of the renowned photographers' cooperative Magnum Photo Agency, is considered one of the most innovative and challenging young photographers of his generation. In 2003, Parke was awarded the prestigious international W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his series Minutes to Midnight. Parke documented his journey around Australia over a two-year period, examining 'the current and changing state of the Australian nation'. Capturing the mood of a still young and emerging nation, he examined the disjuncture between the perception of the Australian 'way of life', with its nostalgia and romanticism, and the more complex reality. Minutes to Midnight was exhibited for the first time at the Australian Centre for Photography as part of the Sydney Arts Festival in 2005.
The exhibition is being presented in India by the Australian High Commission with the support of the Australia International Cultural Council. It is a part of the touring exhibition of Chobi Mela IV, a biennial international festival of photography organised by DRIK, a picture agency based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and its India associate, DRIK India. In Delhi, the exhibition is being co-hosted by the Centre for Media and Alternative Communication (CMAC), a Delhi-based not-for-profit organisation that uses media and art to create communication campaigns and education materials on a range of social issues including culture, human rights, environment and public health.
The exhibition also coincides with NAIDOC Week 2008, a week of commemoration of Australia’s indigenous communities.
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