Aaron Claringbold & Rebecca McCauley

Aaron and Rebecca are based in the south west of the continent. As artists they are interested in the role of images in seeing and imagining the world, and try to use photography as a tool for thinking and feeling a way through the mess of now. Working from their positions, which encompass settler-descendent, English, and Scottish ancestry, they make works about how we inhabit this place; about what we bring and what we take—and the many discrepancies and spaces between.

Working collaboratively they have exhibited works at a range of galleries and festivals across the country. 2024 highlights include: finalists in the 2024 National Photography Prize (MAMA), a solo at Goolugatup Heathcote, and Art on the Move’s Residency Program. From 2021–23 they facilitated STRAY VOLTAGE at Kings Artist Run—which saw video commissions, public programs and screenings—and were commissioned research artists at Next Wave, with Jack Mitchell and Eliki Reade. Other highlights include Leisuretime I (2022) for Next Wave Festival, Here’s what we know (Hillvale, 2023), and Hero(es) which screened at ACE, Dead End Film Festival, Darebin Art Prize, and Incinerator Art Award (2019–20).

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