Artist in Conversation:
Amy Carkeek


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Join Amy Carkeek in the gallery as she discusses her exhibition Gestures of Retribution and provides insight into her artistic practice.

11am Saturday, 21 June at photo access

Gestures of Retribution deliberates the ways in which language and representation are used to undermine women, and in response, can be harnessed as an act of feminist retaliation. In contemplating recent media depictions of women in Australian politics, Gestures of Retribution utilises cameraless photography and appropriation to recontextualise female politicians’ hand gestures. These non-verbal signs have been interpreted as acts of resistance that facilitate female agency.

Initially motivated by a protest placard intended to undermine Australia’s first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard, a text-based work Which Witch? strikes back at the recurring archetype of ‘the witch’― used throughout history to destroy and denigrate women. In reclaiming this historical trope, Gestures of Retribution reiterates women’s collective strength as agitators who stand in opposition to oppressive attitudes and behaviours while questioning the function of the image and everyday language within contemporary Australian politics and media.

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Amy Carkeek

Amy Carkeek is an Australian artist whose work investigates the contradictory nature of photography, the commodification of images and objects, and the manipulation of everyday language. Central to her practice is how images and objects can be used to deceive through their context and veneer. Specifically, Carkeek’s practice explores the demise of the American Dream, the impact of the suburban fantasy on Australian culture, and the ongoing oppression of women by exterior forces that have infiltrated the domestic realm of the home.

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