Catalogues - Photographica Australis

Photographica Australis

Sala del Canal de Isabel II, Madrid

Editor: Alasdair Foster
Published: Australian Centre for Photography, 2002

"The 2002 edition of ARCO, the Spanish International Contemporary Art Fair, focuses on Australia, and the Consejeria seeks to join together the many cultural initiatives taking place in Madrid at this time. In association with the Australian Embassy, we present the exhibition Photographica Australis, the title of which is a clear allusion to the botanical nomenclature used by the first colonists when classifying the rich variety of Australian nature. Similarly this exhibition features the great creative diversity and freshness achieved by a group of Australian artists in their handling of the image through a variety of media and techniques. Given its distinctive architecture, we consider the Sale del Canal de Isabel II to be an especially approriate venue for this exhibition, setting within the frame of our wider aim to present the most innovative trends in contemporary art." Alicia Moreno- Consejera de las Artes. (re: From the Forward for Catalogue)

Website: australis.acp.org.au

IMAGE © Anne Zahalka Cole Classic 1998