Reimagining the Canon Group of Female Artists and Researchers

22/07/2025

Explore the evocative world of Chris Byrnes, aka Lady Camera Obscura. Discover analogue photography, pinhole images, photograms, and folded light artworks inspired by the camera obscura.

20/04/2025

More on exploration of the photographic image

This is one of the five short films commissioned by the V&A as part of the 'Shadow Catchers: Camera-less Photography' exhibition on display at the V&A from O...

17/04/2025

Garry Fabian Miller on his art, living and working on Dartmoor, and why he had to say goodbye to his darkroom. Miller is a fine art photographer specialising...

08/04/2025

Happy to be included

24/03/2025

Today’s Experiences are Tomorrow’s Memories: A Tribute to Artist Helena Huneke (1967-2012)
At the City Gallery, Vienna, the traditional concept of the art booth was redefined. What captivated my attention was the posthumous celebration of Helena Huneke’s work. Stepping into the space felt akin to entering the artist’s studio; the presentation of interdisciplinary assemblages, drawings, and paintings showcased command of her craft, while contributing to current conversations surrounding painting, drawing, and sculpture within an expanded field.

Accompanied by intimate writings and personal memorabilia, the exhibition offered a visceral experience, inviting viewers into Huneke’s world. It transformed private reflections into a public narrative, revealing insights into her artistic process and thoughts. This fusion of mind and body in her practice fostered a space for self-reflection, particularly for women and artists. Huneke’s work presents a rare critique of the female artist’s experience, fearlessly unveiling the complexities that underpin acts of creation. Through her constructions and the embodied stories within her art, she invites us to witness her life, elevating the act of living to the status of art itself. Materiality plays a crucial role in Huneke’s installations; her unconventional approach to materials—often dismissing traditional histories and expectations—is compelling and thought-provoking.

The raw selection of works on display resonates with and challenges art history while evoking a strong sense of the artist in both time and place. I was reminded of notable figures in the art world—Hannah Höch, Eva Hesse, Joseph Beuys, Marcel Duchamp, and, intriguingly, Rosemarie Trockel. Perhaps Trockel’s use of textiles, her challenge to the male gaze, and her engagement with materials often regarded as having ‘low cultural status’ resonated with and recalled Huneke’s work. In a conversation with Verena Dengler, an artist, advocate, and friend, I reflected on the repression and exclusion faced by female artists. Often relegated to the shadows of art history, perhaps it is time to Reimagine the Canon and bring Helena Huneke’s story to the forefront.

22/03/2025

Join Sally Mann at her studio in Lexington, Virginia. Filmed at work in her darkroom and within the surrounding landscape, she discusses her exploratory appr...

15/03/2025

RtC supports - Australian artist Chris Byrnes master of pinhole photography as an interdisciplinary form

14/03/2025

Worthy of a host of gratitude is fellow artist and champion of art and women artists in the Hunter region, Patricia Wilson-Adams who has brought this show into being through her curatorial expertise. A big thanks from all exhibitors

14/03/2025

Lucent: women treading lightly will make its official debut on March 19 at Sydney. RtC champions diversity, empowers female artists, and highlights art’s role in shaping cultural and social attitudes towards inclusivity, celebrating those from the margins of society.

12/03/2025

Delighted that the RtC ladies are back exhibiting again, this time Sydney 🏳️‍🌈

05/03/2025

Red Gallery Fitzroy this week

Chris Byrnes AKA Lady_camera_Obscura lumens painting, folding light, experimental photography, hand-made, women in art

05/03/2025

Chris Byrnes AKA Lady_camera_Obscura lumens painting, folding light, experimental photography, hand-made, women in art