The Ball by Paul Blackmore

Details

Year: 2024
Medium: Inkjet Print on archival art paper. Framed with non-reflective perspex

• Retail price for the framed work is for pick-up from NERAM, Armidale. Shipping Australia-wide can be arranged and will be invoiced separately.
• Retail price for unframed prints already includes shipping Australia-wide

Description

Frocked up and on their way to the Aurukun Ball. The Aurukun Ball is a mixture of glamour and cultural pride. The Ball was held for the third time in September 2024 in the remote Cape York community of Aurukun as a part of NAIDOC week.

Biography

Paul Blackmore is an Australian based photojournalist. Renowned for covering social and political issues in Australia and internationally, Blackmore's books, work and essays have been exhibited and published widely. In his latest body of work ‘Heat’, Blackmore exposes a culture laid bare under an ever hotter sun. Against the backdrop of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, ‘Heat’ explores the intimate relationship between humanity and the ocean. While Blackmore's images seek beauty, they are vibrant and at times haunting reminders of our cultural and spiritual reliance on our beaches. ‘Heat’ was published as a monograph and was featured in the exhibition Water at GOMA Nov2019 - April 2020.

Home: Byron Bay, NSW

Framed work 130cm x 85cm

Unframed print