Annette, 1962; Annette, 1974
(1962-1974); printed (1974)
from the Time series (1962-74)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
11.1 × 20.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Visual Arts Board and the KODAK (Australasia) Pty Ltd Fund, 1974
© Courtesy of the artist
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
‘For some time I have been thinking about the camera itself. Trying to explore its particular UNIQUENESS, coming to terms with the fact that I had been trying to ignore for some years, that the camera is actually a MACHINE. ... In “Time Series” I tried to use the camera as objectively as possible. It was a time machine. For me it was an amazing experience. It wasn’t until I placed the photograph of the younger face beside the recent photograph that I could fully appreciate the change. The camera showed me with absolute clarity, something I could only just perceive with my naked eye.’
– Sue Ford, Time Series: An Exhibition of Photographs, Melbourne, 1974
Artwork Details
Accession Number
PH170.a-b-1974
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest