A curious nature
installation view, Geelong Gallery, 2012
works by Siri Hayes and Polixeni Papapetrou
Photographer: George Stawicki

A curious nature
installation view, Geelong Gallery, 2012
works by Siri Hayes and Polixeni Papapetrou
Photographer: George Stawicki


2012


In 2012 Geelong Gallery presented A curious nature—the landscape as theatre in contemporary photography and new media, an exhibition of still and moving images in which the landscape — in its natural and urban forms, or as depicted in painted backdrops — is the setting for performative actions, often of a peculiar or absurdist nature. 

The exhibition included works by Kate Bernauer, Siri Hayes, Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano, Polixeni Papapetrou, Jacqui Stockdale, and Christian Thompson.

The landscape genre holds an enduring and respected position within the art histories of Western civilisations. It is a powerful and constantly revised cultural construct that differs fundamentally from the sense of belonging to land and Country that shapes the lives of many Indigenous cultures.