Glimpse images from Brisbane’s past at Captured
A new exhibition at Museum of Brisbane will reveal a unique collection of images taken in Brisbane’s first photographic studios during the late 1860s.
Curated by Michael Aird, Captured will present an assemblage of intriguing photographs portraying Aboriginal subjects from Friday March 14 to Sunday June 22.
Exhibited in Museum of Brisbane’s Clem Jones gallery, the staged photographs depicting Aborigines against elaborate backdrops document Brisbane’s social history – as well as some of the earliest exchanges between European settlers and Aboriginal people. More than 170 reproductions and 46 original carte des visites, gathered over 20 years of research, will share interesting insights into Brisbane’s Aboriginal community from 1860–1890.
Concentrating on the works of early photographers John Watson, William Knight, Thomas Bevan and Daniel Marquis, the exhibition will also include a life-sized studio reproduction – which will allow visitors to imagine the setting these images were captured in. Captured is presented as part of Document, the museum’s ongoing series uncovering how artists, photographers and observers view and record Brisbane’s past, culture and landscape.
Image credit:
Courtesy: Michael Graham-Stewart / Photographer: Daniel Marquis / Collection: Museum of Brisbane
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