Vansittart Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania
2005; printed 2010
from the Portrait of a distant land series 2005
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
36.0 × 53.8 cm (image) 50.8 × 60.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2012
© Ricky Maynard/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Gallery 4
Ground Level, NGV Australia
About this work
Ricky Maynard’s documentary-style photographic series Portrait of a Distant Land challenges historical myths, offers alternative narratives, and highlights the strength and resilience of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Informed by collective oral histories, this deeply personal series captures black-and-white imagery of significant cultural and historical sites and moments across varied landscapes in lutruwita/Tasmania significant to Maynard’s ancestors, Country and community.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Tasmania
Accession Number
2012.199
Department
First Nations Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney