WOMEN – PAST, FUTURE, PRESENT REDFERN : EXHIBITION

WOMEN – PAST, FUTURE, PRESENT REDFERN is an exhibition by artist and designer – Missy Dempsey.  It gives a glimpse into the lives of 6 wonderful women from the Redfern community:

Jinny-Jane Smith: Aboriginal Liaison Officer - Inner Sydney Voice
Syrenne Anu: Digital Photographer at Ngakkan Nyaagu
Kat Dopper: Founder of Heaps Gay
Sarah Clifford: Kindergarten Teacher and education enthusiast
Doctor Marie Healy: Redfern Station Medical GP
Abigail David: Indigenous Digital Excellence Programs Facilitator

By contrasting audio and visual elements, Dempsey has created  a sensory experience consisting of 6 digitally printed portraits and 6 interview recordings. In the interviews, the women’s lives are discussed including the role that technology plays in it. Many of the inventions people rely on today were created in a very short span of time – tens of years as opposed to hundreds.  This is highlighted  in the portraits by exaggerating the amount of time that has elapsed between the past and now; the subjects are dressed in clothing from years gone by, but interacting with modern elements.

WOMEN – PAST, FUTURE, PRESENT REDFERN [Facebook Event] from Missy Dempsey [Instagram] runs September 5-15 11am – 6pm at 107 Projects, Redfern [Facebook].