FRESH20 Catalogue - Flipbook - Page 7
FOREWORD
“Art is a form of nourishment (of consciousness, the spirit)”
Susan Sontag, 25 November 1964
The unusual year that has been 2020 has brought with it a state of flux. A time of
alteration, instability, unrest, and of course uncertainty. This is also the year my
students; Anna Luscombe, Guillermo Carvajal, Helga Mainberger, Matthew Law and
Simone Schroeder have completed their final fourth year of the Advanced Diploma
of Photography course. During what has been commonly described as ‘a year like no
other’, this group of students have demonstrated their resilience and commitment
to complete their studies with passion and enthusiasm. For each of them, a yearlong artistic exploration has resulted in some extraordinary work for their graduate
exhibition, Fresh20. They remained firmly resolute to complete their artistic projects
even in the face of some of the darkest days in Melbourne’s extended pandemic
lockdown, with limited resources and human contact. This effort has been truly
inspirational for me as their teacher. It has been a privilege to get to know each of
these students and to guide them through their very unique artistic journeys.
Anna, Helga, Simone, Guillermo and Matt - I congratulate you and wish you the very
best for your future as practising artists.
Sarina Lirosi
Art Major Convenor
Advanced Diploma of Photography
Photography Studies College, Melbourne
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