Over the Fence: Contemporary Indigenous Photography from the Corrigan Collection

Overview

18 artists. Many photographs. A plethora of topics. One exhibition. That's Over the Fence: Contemporary Indigenous Photography from the Corrigan Collection in a nutshell. Of course, nothing about the latest show to grace UQ Art Museum's walls is quite that simple.

Named after one particular image by Destiny Deacon, Over the Fence examines the Indigenous Australian experience once picture at a time. Each photo isn't just a record of a particular moment in time, but a way of expressing contentious issues such as identity, representation, racism, religious influence and the exploitation of land.

Vernon Ah Kee, Bindi Cole and Tracey Moffatt feature among the array of artists that explore complex concepts through the camera. And, if you're wondering what the Corrigan Collection is, that's actually the least complicated part of the exhibition, with every artwork on display sourced from the private collection of art patron and philanthropist Patrick Corrigan.

Image: Destiny Deacon, Over the Fence 2000 (from the series 'Sad & Bad'), Lambda print from Polaroid original, ed. 13/15, 80.0 x 100.0 cm, Corrigan Collection. Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.