Amanda Williams works experimentally with analogue photography, its material underpinnings and historical legacies, demonstrating its contemporary significance. Sometimes favouring cameraless processes and photographic materials past their shelf-life, Williams works against conventions of exposure and development so that outcomes are somewhat opened to chance.
Recent series have included mural-scaled silver gelatin hand prints documenting alpine landscapes of high conservation value, colour-saturated phytograms (the interaction between the chemistry of plants and silver sulphide surfaces), architecturally-scaled photograms and portraiture.
Key exhibitions
- The National 4: Australian Art Now, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, curated by Jane Devery, 2023
- In the arms of unconsciousness: Women, feminism & the surreal, curated by Carrie Kibbler, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, 2023
- PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography: The Truth, 2021 | Metro Tunnel Creative Program | Royal Botanic Gardens, Anzac Station precinct, Melbourne
- Archie Plus, curated by Isobel Parker Phillip, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2020-2021
Key readings
Collections
Murray Art Museum Albury
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Powerhouse
Wesfarmers