Please join @rebecca.najdowski @katerobertson3823 @ericwilliamcarroll and me at the @ballaratfoto launch of "A Field Guide to the Stars". When: Saturday 26 August 4-7pm Where: Ballarat Observatory. Arrive early to see the camera obscura in action. The camera obscura is located in an accessible building. And admission is free. . . . Photography and astronomy have an intrinsic relationship, reflected in technical advances and the collective imagination of space. A Field Guide to the Stars is a group exhibition that explores how space might be understood through photomedia. Through a constellation of photographic and moving image projects, celestial observatory spaces are conceptually linked with contemporary and historical artworks. Featuring seven Victorian and international photographers, the exhibition comprises Australian astronomical photography, artistic inquiries related to the cosmos, a site-specific camera obscura, vintage photographic plates from the Australian Astronomical Observatory, photographs from the Lunar Orbiter V (1967) and outdoor video projection events. Central to A Field Guide to the Stars is the role of astronomical observatories and archives, as well as an exploration of human perception of scale, distance and time. The exhibition, curated by Rebecca Najdowski, obscures the boundaries between art, science, technology and archival material, and brings together unique and varied photoartistic practices with historical, scientific astronomical photography and ephemera to explore the human position within an ever-expanding universe. With its 130-year history, Ballarat Observatory is the perfect location to experience this special exhibition under the stars. The exhibition features the work of Clare Benson, Alex Cherney, Kate Golding, Kate Robertson, Hillary Wiedemann, Rebecca Najdowski and Eric William Carroll. ☀️🔭✨💫🌟📡🌕 #BIFB2017 #afieldguidetothestars Image: Rebecca Najdowski, 'Give Them Distance', video still (detail).
