BACKWASH Photography After the Rain documents the

After the Rain documents the creative processes of 10 contemporary art projects commissioned for the National Gallery of Australia’s major recurrent exhibition dedicated to First Nations art and artists in Australia – the National Indigenous Art Triennial

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Ellen Gallagher

the book is really about the similarities in approach of the photographers

BACKWASH Photography After the Rain documents theIn the turbulent currents of late capitalism, contemporary artists navigate an era fraught with uncertainty and disillusionment. Robert Bittenbender, Isabella Darcy, George Egerton Warburton, Sarah Goffman, Spencer Lai, Marian Tubbs, and Philadelphia Wireman immerse themselves in the residual debris of excessive mass consumption and relentless globalization, crafting their art from the detritus of contemporary life. Backwash delves into this thematic