'Meniscus - A Photographic Journey'

Louise Mann

 

18 January to 24 February 2008

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Visitors to the Heathcote Museum and Gallery will experience a series of works that challenge the conventional perceptions of photography. Meniscus, inspired by Manns childhood travels and exposure to the art galleries of Europe, is a figurative look at representing experiences. The images focus on light and colour rather than sharp detail and form.

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Mann said Meniscus moves her work into the abstract genre by conveying an interpretation rather than a record. In Meniscus the actual scene that is depicted is of much less importance that the artistic quality of the image, she said. I am more concerned with the aesthetics and the emotional and sensory impact of the image rather than what was actually in front of me at the time of capture.

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Mann received the 2005 City of Melville Art Award for photography and has had her photographic works represented in many collections including the City of Melvilles.

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Heathcote Museum and Gallery Curator Soula Veyradier said that Meniscus challenged the boundaries of the photo-impressionistic style. Through photography, Louise explores a world made of water, land and human figures to bring out the viewers inner landscape, she said. The exquisite photographs give the viewer the sensation of being within a painting.

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