Being Ourselves
2020
Being Ourselves, 2020
two-channel synchronished video installation, colour, sound
44.01 minutes duration
Being Ourselves
2020
In celebration of the gallery’s 30th anniversary, MGA commissioned four leading Australian artists to explore the City of Monash by responding to key issues facing the community. Peta Clancy, Lee Grant, Ponch Hawkes and David Rosetzky were invited to respond to a topic of their choosing.
In response to this commission, Rosetzky created his series Being ourselves. This series responds to the experiences of members of the LGBTQIA+ community who live, work or study within the City of Monash. It comprises a two-channel video installation and six photographic portraits. The video installation draws on Rosetzky's practice of long-form video narratives with a clear shift towards a social documentary approach. For this work, Rosetzky undertook multiple interviews with his subjects over a period of four months before he commenced filming. Each participant is shown within their home undertaking daily actions, giving a raw, intimate insight into their lives, interspersed with them talking directly to the camera as they speak about their experiences. Their honesty and openness as they speak about the challenges they have faced, especially across cultures and religious beliefs, provides insights into experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community that are often not represented.
2020
In celebration of the gallery’s 30th anniversary, MGA commissioned four leading Australian artists to explore the City of Monash by responding to key issues facing the community. Peta Clancy, Lee Grant, Ponch Hawkes and David Rosetzky were invited to respond to a topic of their choosing.
In response to this commission, Rosetzky created his series Being ourselves. This series responds to the experiences of members of the LGBTQIA+ community who live, work or study within the City of Monash. It comprises a two-channel video installation and six photographic portraits. The video installation draws on Rosetzky's practice of long-form video narratives with a clear shift towards a social documentary approach. For this work, Rosetzky undertook multiple interviews with his subjects over a period of four months before he commenced filming. Each participant is shown within their home undertaking daily actions, giving a raw, intimate insight into their lives, interspersed with them talking directly to the camera as they speak about their experiences. Their honesty and openness as they speak about the challenges they have faced, especially across cultures and religious beliefs, provides insights into experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community that are often not represented.
Hannah, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Rida, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Panagiotis, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Tugce, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Ruiqi, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Michael and Gregory, 2020
Gelatin silver print
58.5 x 44.5 cm
Portrait of Monash: the ties that bind
Museum of Australian Photography
15 February – 18 October 2020
Museum of Australian Photography
15 February – 18 October 2020
