Anne Zahalka’s work involves deconstructing familiar scenes and re-presenting them to allow for alternative narratives that reflect upon cultural diversity and ecological impact.
This exhibition brings together key bodies of work from Zahalka’s extensive photo-media practice spanning four decades, and collected treasures from her archive that inform and inspire her. These archival components are incorporated into a re-creation of her house-studio within the gallery space, inviting us into the artist’s working life and creative process. Includes six artworks from the NAS collection and five new works created between 2023–24.
Anne Zahalka, The Cook (Michael Schmidt/architect, cook), 1987, from the series ‘Resemblance’, silver dye bleach print, 80 × 80cm. Museum of Australian Photography, City of Monash Collection, acquired with the assistance of The Robert Salzer Foundation 2019. Courtesy the artist, ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney and NAS Galleries, Sydney
NAS Gallery
16 August to 19 October 2024
Sydney
