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PROOF

PROOF is a photo documentary-based exhibition which foregrounds the NT/Top End as a photographic subject and the work of largely NT-based photographers. The exhibition is initiated by the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA), Darwin, the NTā€™s leading independent public art gallery dedicated to contemporary art and now in its 26th year of operation. ā€œPhotography is a popular art form practiced and appreciated by professional and lay people alikeā€ said Maurice Oā€™Riordan, co-curator and Director of Northern Centre of Contemporary Art. ā€œPROOF provides an opportunity to the public to appreciate the depth of photographic practice in the Top Endā€ said Mr Oā€™Riordan The first edition of PROOF took place in 2014 as an exhibition over two venues: NCCA and at the Darwin Waterfront. It showed the work of 13 photographers,mostly from the NT but also with national and international representation. Darwin audiences will get a unique glimpse into the diverse photographic practices capturing and depicting the landscapes, issues and day-to-day life in the Top End. For the exhibition, the ā€˜Top Endā€™ takes in northern Australia as well as Darwinā€™s northern neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. ā€œItā€™s our second photographic exhibition which foregrounds photography and photographic documentary in a contemporary art practice. The works capture that elusive quality that makes up the Territory and celebrate moments peculiar to our regionā€ said Mr Oā€™Riordan Miriam Charlie for example, chose eight images to be shown. Theyā€™re part of her recent project ā€“ My Country No Home which speaks to housing issues in Borroloola. Whereas, the Indonesian artist Dito Yuwono, in his evocative series The Secret Garden of Ledok Timoho, combines portraiture and landscape with simple everyday scenes in a garden to portray a series of green-thumbed squatters posing in a luscious garden. A highlight for Darwin artists, is a series of photographs from Fiona Morrisonā€™s photo essay At The Studio ā€“ making in the top end which captures the intimate world of studios artists inhabit and verifies Darwinā€™s rich, eclectic contemporary art scene. In 2016, NCCA continues a dual-venue presentation of PROOF, at the NT Supreme Court Foyer and in the lane directly across from NCCA, with the exhibition co-curated by NCCA Director Maurice Oā€™Riordan and Darwin-based photographers Glenn Campbell and Aaron Burton. Photographers for this yearā€™s PROOF at the NT Supreme Court foyer: Miriam Charlie (NT) Sean Davey (ACT) Liss Fenwick (NT) Rossanne Pellegrino (UK/Australia) Dito Yuwono (Indonesia) Michael Marzik (Qld) Peta Burton(NT) Max Hynes(NT) Fiona Morrison(NT) Glenn Campbell (NT)
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