Blakely & Lloyd
Social Documentary Photography 1993 – 2010

12 August – 27 November 2011

This exhibition surveys the collaborative practice of social documentary photographers Angela Blakely and David Lloyd, whose work examines conflict and personal crisis, both abroad and closer to home.

Encompassing close to two decades of works, the exhibition features powerful explorations of human rights and social issues. The works include a project that gives voice to marginalised Indigenous youth in Mt Isa and a continuation of an earlier commission by the History Section of the Australian Army that traces Australia’s involvement after the crisis in Rwanda. Also on display are works commissioned by the World Health Organisation in the former USSR, alongside other international and Australian stories.

Their provocative and moving images tell stories of the human condition, reset the boundaries of how difficult issues are publicly discussed and allow us to more deeply reflect who we are.

“Everyone has a story to tell” and you, the listener, are given an enormous privilege when that story is shared. In return, by listening you show respect and validation to the one telling their story. Stories connect us and allow us to invest in the lives of others. They break down the boundaries between ‘them’ and ‘us’.

Blakely & Lloyd, 2011
Images:

Blakely/Lloyd Political Rally, Malawi 1993
Blakely/Lloyd Oxygen Therapy: Fyodorov Clinic, Moscow
(from the series Health Care in the former USSR, WHO) 1996
Blakely/Lloyd Eye Testing: Fyodorov Clinic, Moscow
(from the series Health Care in the former USSR, WHO) 1996