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CCP<\/span> exhibition on photo-booths<\/h3>\n

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The exhibition staged by the Centre for Contemporary Photography (Melbourne) at the RMIT<\/span> Gallery was a pleasure to visit and it was great to see so many people there on a quiet Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

While some were exploring the story of the photo-booth man and the artists who had worked with photo-booth photography, many others were patiently queued to experience the photo-booth and to take home their vintage  B&<\/span>W style selfie. A bit surprising in this age of instant digital selfies.<\/p>\n

I think I may have been in a photo-booth once  in ages past for a ID<\/span> photo and knew legendary champion of vernacular signs and habits Walker Evans, took his own portrait in one in 1930 but I had not really paid much attention. The exhibition was a quiet revelation of just how fundamental this enchantment with self imaging is \u2014 its up there with cave painting as a marker of presence. I particularly loved the artists in the show who had long engaged with photo-booth experience and creation.<\/p>\n

The exhibition was very comprehensive and a lot of work and searching and  intelligence by the curators.<\/p>\n

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This exhibition was curated by Catlin Langford with Christopher Sutherland and Jessie Norman (Metro Auto Photo). for more on the exhibition   click here <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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