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Accepted Paper:

Dust on the Lense: Instersections in Archaeology and Art Photography  
Ursula Frederick (Australian National University)

Paper short abstract:

This paper surveys the work of contemporary Australian art photographers whose practice involves a dialogue with archaeology. In addition to considering artwork made within the landscapes and fabric of heritage, it explores how contemporary art photographers think and practice archaeologically.

Paper long abstract:

The sites and subjects of archaeological endeavour have long been a source of inspiration for artists. As well as the material record itself, processes, ideas and archaeological metaphors such as excavation, stratigraphy, classification and typology and even systems of artefact storage, presentation and display have proven to be fertile ground for artistic engagement. Photography, in particular, resonates historically with archaeology sharing a mutual interest in notions of the trace, the fragment, temporality, 'pastness' and fixity. This paper surveys the work of several contemporary Australian art photographers whose practice involves a dialogue with archaeology. In addition to considering those photographers who work within the landscapes and fabric of heritage I will explore some of the ways in which contemporary art photographers think and practice archaeologically. Many of these images are aesthetically powerful and creative representations, which allow us insight into how archaeology is viewed and imagined by those outside the discipline. Furthermore, the methods, materials and conceptual groundwork underpinning these photographic practices have the potential to both complement and challenge the contemporary practice of archaeology.

Panel P30
Archaeology and Photography
  Session 1