Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Pat Brassington
Akimbo 1996
inkjet print; edition of 5
Geelong Gallery
Geelong print prize, 1997
Courtesy of the artist

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Anne Zahalka, Darren Siwes, David Rosetzky, Andrew Hazewinkel and Polixeni Papapetrou)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis

Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection
installation view, Geelong Gallery 2021
(works by Adam Pyett, Arthur Boyd, Charlie Sofo and Anne Zahalka)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis


Framing the figure—contemporary photography and moving image works from the collection

Saturday 21 November 2020 to Sunday 25 April 2021

Framing the figure explored artists’ use of the camera to capture their human subjects in both still and moving images. Through performative gestures, constructed narratives or a focus on specific body parts, these lens-based artists work closely with their subjects to compose the figure within the camera’s frame. As our perceptions of time continue to be affected by extended periods of lockdown, isolation and uncertainty, this selection of works highlighted still photography’s capacity to freeze a moment in time and conversely, the repetition of actions and activity that moving image works present. 

A Geelong Gallery collection exhibition 

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Events

Eye spy art adventures—strike a pose (a virtual event)
Monday 18 January

Frame, compose and expose
Tuesday 19 January

Members exclusive: Behind the lens—technical aspects of photography
Thursday 28 January

Curator insights—Framing the figure (a virtual event)
Saturday 30 January

International Women's Day
Monday 8 March, from 11.00am to 4.00pm


Key works

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Pat Brassington

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Andrew Hazewinkel

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Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano

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Deborah Paauwe

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Polixeni Papapetrou

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Polixeni Papapetrou

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Polixeni Papapetrou

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Polixeni Papapetrou

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David Rosetzky

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Darren Siwes

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Charlie Sofo

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Christian Thompson

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Anne Zahalka

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Anne Zahalka