Hands

Talhy Stotzer

The series, Hands, was exhibited at the 2024 COLLECTIVE exhibition, curated by the Perth Centre for Photography (PCP). It explores photography’s history as a tool for visual classification. Since its beginnings, the camera has been used for witnessing and cataloguing in various disciplines such as anthropology, medicine, geography and criminology. This typology of hands comments on the use of photography as evidence, and questions the validity and reliability of photography as an objective record, particularly in our digital era. This work continues Talhy’s long-term exploration into photography, power and representation. COLLECTIVE is Western Australia’s largest open-themed photographic art event run by PCP. Each year, COLLECTIVE brings together a diverse array of artistic visions from selected contributors across Australia, and provides a haven for the convergence of creativity, innovative thinking, multiple perspectives, and critical discourse. Collectors and wider audiences are invited to experience the creativity and curiosity defining the contemporary photography of today's global environment. The Gallery exhibition was held in December 2024 at the PSP Art Space, in Fremantle, and the Digital exhibition will screen on the City of Perth Northbridge Piazza Superscreen in 2025. The Perth Centre for Photography (PCP) was established in 1992 and is Perth’s only dedicated photographic arts organisation. PCP’s aim is to promote and support emerging and established photo-based art in Western Australia, offering an environment that promotes an understanding and appreciation of contemporary photographic practices.

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