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  • ‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam Wayne Quilliam, from Lowanna series, 2010, colour photograph. courtesy of the artist
  • ‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam Wayne Quilliam, from Lowanna series, 2010, colour photograph. courtesy of the artist
  • ‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam Wayne Quilliam, from Lowanna series, 2010, colour photograph. courtesy of the artist
  • ‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam Wayne Quilliam, from Lowanna series, 2010, colour photograph. courtesy of the artist
  • ‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam Wayne Quilliam, from Lowanna series, 2010, colour photograph. courtesy of the artist

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‘Lowanna’ by Wayne Quilliam

10th May - 18th July 2010

Tandanya

Tandanya is proud to present the NAIDOC Artist of the Year Wayne Quilliam and his international art
series ‘Lowanna’. Wayne’s work radically alters perceptions of Indigenous art, emotionalising the
bond between humans and the spirits of the earth. Quilliam analyses and deciphers images of the
nude female form and landscapes as he camouflages his figures to deconstruct create and recreate a
naked reality. Encapsulated by the spirituality of nature, the artist deliberately covers and exposes
photographs to reveal tensions between the act of representation and reality.
Traditional Aboriginal stories and tales have influenced the artist's work to become increasingly
intense, mysterious, and probing. Quilliam explains, ‘To interpret my work is akin to demystifying the
link between myth and reality, the process of covering and uncovering the human element of nature;
to find depth, meaning and perhaps even a revelation that we are the vision of a ‘creator’. I am
intrigued by the differing perceptions of nudity and the role it plays in modern society’.
LISTING INFORMATION
 
Lowanna is open to the public daily 10am to 5pm from Monday 10 May to Sunday 18 July 2010 at Tandanya –
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. Admission is free.

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