2 Exhibitions @ ACP

Overview

While ACP’s newest exhibitions are totally unrelated — one is filled with captured moments of live performance art; the other, terrific moments in Sydney’s ever-changing landscape — curators have yet again delivered a pair of thought provoking collections for its current six week showcase.

The first, by Sydney photographer Heidrun Löhr and titled Parallax: The Performance Paradigm in Photography, encompasses a series of prints that beg viewers to look even closer at the beauty of performance. While an image of waif-like ballerinas twinkling about a stage mightn't seem like anything special at first glance, upon closer inspection, Löhr's lens has snapped a 2D moment where a dancer's outstretched arms appear to be clasping the full body of another dancer. Due to the fast-paced nature of dance and the frozen image's inability to document it, Löhr delivers a clever, albeit distorted reality. As we hand our imaginations over to the artist, she unveils the magic of her own.

The other, Unveiled: the Sydney project by Sascha Weidner, invites viewers to interact with photography one step further. Clearly besotted with the art of old school photo processing, Weidner has created a series of prints presented in darkroom-style development trays. While each image depicts a fascinating scene out of Sydney’s great outdoors, from the city to rural landscapes, what really impresses is Weidner’s will to bring viewers right into his work. You can pick each of the prints up, you can examine them all you like; the experience is yours for the taking. Through his celebration of the traditional art, the German-based photographer educates, like all good exhibitions should.

Image: Heidrun Löhr