The Joy of Being - Women's Work Group Exhibition 2020
About Women’s Work, Group Exhibition, 2020
A collective of women and non-binary photographers working together to celebrate the female gaze.
Our inaugural exhibition was held at the Ellen Melville Centre in March 2020 to coincide with International Women’s Day.
WOMEN’S WORK / A Different Lens
Women’s Work is a unique exhibition celebrating the work of 21 women photographers from the Advertising and Illustrative Photographers’ Association (AIPA) running over four days from 6 March 2020 at the Ellen Melville Centre. Coinciding with International Women’s day, Women’s Work is an opportunity to explore the female gaze as an alternative to the ubiquitous male perspectives that tend to dominate commercial and advertising photography.
Women’s Work is an opportunity to take a break from the male perspective and experience the world through a different lens: the female gaze.
www.womenswork.photography
Artist Statement - About the Series ‘The Joy of Being’
Being still, present. Documenting. Awareness of space, stillness, the sweetness of Being with my child.
As a mother, documenting the ordinary daily occurrence of bathtime, I’ve become aware that the mundane, seemingly unremarkable daily tasks may not be insignificant at all. The subject of this series of awareness & consciousness is my daughter, Sakura Joy; the naked, unveiled Beingness.
The bath is a space where we can be present. It is a womb that can cradle stillness and peace. Water connects us with nature and the whole.
The series, The Joy of Being, is part of a wider body of work, exploring ideas of awareness, consciousness, & being. Over the past year I have been casually photographing my daughter Sakura Joy at bath time. Most images are captured as she is in her state of just Being. She is part of my journey to awareness & consciousness at a turning point in my life.
“Accept the present moment & find the perfection that is deeper than any form & untouched by time”, Eckhart Tolle
Behind The Scenes
The images below are a look behind the scenes at the exhibition.
