‘Lost in Place’, Damien Minton Gallery, Nov 5 – 9 2013

This exciting exhibition is the work of 10 local photographers; Catherine Cloran / Digby Duncan / Helen Grace / Caroline McLean-Foldes / Sally McInerney / Ian Provest / Suellen Symons / Chris Round / Lynn Smith / Niobe Syme.

The exhibition highlights our attachment to ‘place’ and how that speaks to our identity and belonging, where memories are wrapped in place.

I enjoyed the different interpretations of ‘place’ from each individual artist; their different view points demonstrating a remarkable breadth of diversity.

It’s a strong group with each artist contributing a special flavour unique to them. The work of Lynn Smith is vibrant, moody and earthy, whereas the images by Chris Round are more restrained and precise. I particularly enjoyed the works by Catherine Cloran, a series of 5 images with an unusual point of view.

Ian Provests’ images are a powerful testament to his keen eye and interpretative spirit, definitely worth a long, hard look. The quirky eye of Helen Grace pokes at scenes revisited from long ago and images by Sally McInerny take on photo-documentary  stature.

I found I could associate strongly with the nostalgic lingering of scenes by Caroline McLean-Foldes, and the impressionistic look into a Chinese village slated for demolition produces two powerful images by Digby Duncan, and lastly, though not least important are the works by Niobe Syme and Suellen Symons. Having been to India 3 times in the last 18 months I’m fairly partial to Niobe’s images of ‘Leaving Jodpur’.

This exhibition works well with this diverse range of talent ,mainly through their collective interpretative skill.

I found the exhibition images raised questions about my association of place with my life as I know it today and the direction I my life is taking.

Definitely an exhibition not to miss. This group of artists let their experience show through and we should all take a moment to sit, or stand and contemplate the concept of place and association they present to us.

On Nov 5 – 9 at the Damien Minton Gallery, 583 Elizabeth Street Redfern. Open hours Wednesday to Saturday 11am – 6pm. Free entry