Beyond the breakers [exhibition curatorship]

Abstract

This exhibition utilizes marine photography as both a scientific tool and as a means of articulating a visual aesthetic that exists beyond the mere objective recording of specimens - scientific research and artistic perspectives have been merged. Vibrantly luminous images of whales breaching, streamlined dolphins gliding, sudden underwater encounters with seals and vast Antarctic landscapes peppered with penguin colonies, are sharply contrasted against current environmental challenges. Exhibition held at Macquarie University Art Gallery, 22 October 2008-10 January 2009. The exhibition also toured to other venues during 2009. An exhibition catalogue was produced.Photographs, detailed captions and video installation