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THE CANBERRA COLLECTION
Jen Brown
archival quality ink on rag paper
These images reveal Canberra’s diverse communities and the cultural richness they bring. The large centre image in colour is a composite set of portraits captured on Holi Day, the ‘festival of colours’ led by Canberra’s Hindu community, a playful annual event in which powder paint is thrown exuberantly over friends and family. For me, it was a visual feast and I loved the levity and playfulness… albeit feeling a little nervous that coloured powder might infiltrate my precious Leica! The surrounding black & white images portray Canberra’s annual multicultural festival which celebrates diversity through food, performance, art and craft, and several days of dedicated partying in the city centre.
Large images 60x60cm $360.00 each
Medium images 30x30cm $160.00 each
Small images 40x30cm $130.00 each
Jen Brown
Now based in Canberra, Jen lived and worked in Launceston from 2005-2022. Her creative practice over many decades spans photography, video, soundscapes and outdoor projection. In numerous cross-discplinary arts collaborations, she has worked with creatives from fields as diverse as contemporary dance, painting, ceramics, glass, sculpture and architecture. This exhibition showcases recent work in street photography, capturing spontaneous portraits of people engaged in their daily lives.
In tandem with a professional background in university teaching, research and online learning design, Jen has completed a Master of Education and two practice-led PhD’s in creative media, most recently focussing on outdoor projection after dark as a means for transforming public space. She has completed three arts residencies with Largo Residências in Lisbon, 2023-25, pursuing her own creative practice as well as running workshops with a
mixed group of locals, immigrants and refugees.
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