Even Our Dreams are Fake

Overview

Winner of the 2011 Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards, Amy Carkeek, brings to the Brisbane Powerhouse her latest project, Even our Dreams are Fake.

In a world where image is a dominant form of communication and value, this exhibit aims to highlight why such imagery presents a fragmented representation of society. As members of the western world, we are the greatest witnesses to the dominant nature of the image in popular culture, and Carkeek's exhibit aims to challenge such influence.

The exhibit features a number of photographs that confront hyperreal imagery used in our contemporary consumer society. By juxtaposing them against the weird and uncanny, Carkeek's showcase is a unique collection of art that challenges our existing western values, to expose what lies beneath such artificial perceptions.

This free exhibit will be at the Brisbane Powerhouse for two weeks, and promises a unique insight into the perception of the images we witness everyday.