Refusal and Futurity

Curated by Jody Haines, Refusal and Futurity is an exhibition of contemporary women’s self-portraiture (or humans who identify as women) and how they use lens-based media as a tool and mecha- nism to subvert the colonial, western, and patriarchal gaze. Given the long history of stereotyping and othering embedded within photomedia, with it being indexical and representational (Barthes 1977; Barthes 1981); honorific and repressive (Sekula 1986); gendered and imperial (Azoulay 2011; 2019; Sontag 1977), Refusal and Futurity explores how seven women use this problematic frame as a beautiful tool of subversion. Featuring Eddie Abd, Hayley Millar Baker, Amy Carkeek, Jody Haines, Pia Johnson, Clare Rae, and Jah- karli Felicitas Romanis. The free opening event runs from 5pm to 7.30pm on Friday, May 10. Platform Arts is a contemporary arts space supported by the City of Greater Geelong, Creative Victoria, and Creative Australia. For more information, visit: www.platformarts.org.au | IG & FB: @platformartsgeelong