On cover: ©Morganna Magee, Dandenong Creek, Dark Whispers, 2022.
From June 27 to July 14, 2024 Rifugio Digitale presents the exhibition Dark Whispers by photographer Morganna Magee, which is the fourth stage of the exhibition cycle dedicated to contemporary photography Homecoming, conceived by Irene Alison and curated by Irene Alison and Paolo Cagnacci. The event is organized in collaboration with Forma Edizioni and the Infoto Firenze Association and thanks to the support of Gruppo AF and Banca Ifigest. The opening will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the presence of the artist and curators.
In conjunction with the exhibition, also on May 16, Kalpesh Lathigra will give a lecture – in dialogue with Irene Alison and curated by Paolo Cagnacci – at Bottega InFoto space on Leonardo Bruni Street from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
From the day of the opening, it will also be possible to consult the catalog of available works by Morganna Magee on the Forma Edizioni website.
Meet the artist
BIO
Morganna Magee is based in Melbourne, Australia, living and working on the unceded land of the Bunurong/Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nations, the foothills of the Dandenong ranges. Her practice explores human relations to the more-than-human world using traditional photographic practices in non-traditional ways.
In 2022 she published her debut monograph “Extraordinary Experiences” with Tall Poppy Press. The book was nominated for Australian Photobook of the Year, and was listed as one of the photobooks of 2020 by both Gabriela Cendoya and Robin Titchner. Enjoying the process of bookmaking so much, Morganna joined Tall Poppy Press with Matt Dunne and has since published “Beware of People Who Dislike Cats” in 2023. In addition, “Phenomena” a collaboration with Italian publishing house Origini Edizioni was launched at Polycopies, 2023.
Her work has been awarded and exhibited both nationally and internationally recognised by institutions such as The British Journal of Photography, The National Portrait gallery Australia and Miami Art week. She is regularly commissioned for editorial and large-scale community arts projects.Her images have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Age, Art and Australia magazine amongst others
Morganna is the Major Discipline Co-ordinator for Photo Media, at Swinburne University of Technology and is currently undertaking her Ph.D ‘Not Tame Enough‘ which questions how colonial photographic practices have misrepresented the Kangaroo.
Morganna Magee is based in Melbourne, Australia, living and working on the unceded land of the Bunurong/Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nations, the foothills of the Dandenong ranges. Her practice explores human relations to the more-than-human world using traditional photographic practices in non-traditional ways.
In 2022 she published her debut monograph “Extraordinary Experiences” with Tall Poppy Press. The book was nominated for Australian Photobook of the Year, and was listed as one of the photobooks of 2020 by both Gabriela Cendoya and Robin Titchner. Enjoying the process of bookmaking so much, Morganna joined Tall Poppy Press with Matt Dunne and has since published “Beware of People Who Dislike Cats” in 2023. In addition, “Phenomena” a collaboration with Italian publishing house Origini Edizioni was launched at Polycopies, 2023.
Her work has been awarded and exhibited both nationally and internationally recognised by institutions such as The British Journal of Photography, The National Portrait gallery Australia and Miami Art week. She is regularly commissioned for editorial and large-scale community arts projects.Her images have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Age, Art and Australia magazine amongst others
Morganna is the Major Discipline Co-ordinator for Photo Media, at Swinburne University of Technology and is currently undertaking her Ph.D ‘Not Tame Enough‘ which questions how colonial photographic practices have misrepresented the Kangaroo.
On cover: Robin Hinsch
Program
Useful Materials
Gallery
Interview by Irene Alison with Morganna Magee
Press
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