Born in Hamburg, Germany I migrated to Australia in 1988, a year before the wall came down . Being raised in a family of creatives, I developed an artistic passion early on. A jack of all trades and master of none, I dabbled in various art forms before finally deciding to focus on photography.
My main inspirations stem from Marc Auge’s concept of non-places, the Becher’s architectural studies and Diane Arbus’s obsession with the strange. My art making process involves exploratory wanderings through city back streets seeking the hidden pockets in the concrete jungle. I like to present my work in series form, creating topographical narratives that focus on open spaces and urban landscapes. Desolate, hazy and silent images that evoke a dreamlike nostalgia.

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Solo Exhibitions:

2010 The Holga Diaries II, aMBUSH Gallery, Waterloo NSW

2009 The Holga Diaries, China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills NSW

2008 Portrait of a Postcode, aMBUSH gallery, Waterloo NSW

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Group Exhibitions:

2010 Picture This, Brusnwick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC

2010 Alternatives, Quay Art School Gallery, Whangnaui New Zealand

2010 Plastic Fantastic, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Oregon USA

2010 Rather Be Naked, WhiteSpac3 Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW

2009 Two, Gallery Red, Glebe NSW

2009 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman NSW

2009 Iris Award Exhibition, Perth Centre for Photography, WA

2009 The Clothspeg Project, The National Grid Gallery, Brookvale, NSW

2009 The National Youth Self Portrait Prize, National Portriat Gallery, Canberra

2009 Collage, Blank Space Gallery, Surry Hills NSw

2009 Ears vs Eyes, The Wall, Kings Cross NSW

2008 Vivid Photography Festival, National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT

2008 Miller St Soiree #3, The Backyard, Harberfield NSW

2007 Kodak Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne VIc

2006 Where’s Jack, Cofa Exhibition and Performance Space, Paddington NSW

2005 Bleed to the Edge, Cofa Exhibition and Performance Space, Paddington NSW

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Bibliography:

2008: Portrait of a Postcode, Blurb Books, 2008

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Press:

Elle Girl Korea July 2010

Blanket Magazine Issue 21 2010

Spray Graphic 2010

Empty Magazine Issue 15 2009

The Semi Permanent Book 2009

Blanket Magazine Issue 14 2009

New Sugar Magazine Issue 7 2009

Basucca Gallery, San Francisco, USA

Signed & Numbered Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

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© lucia fischer 2010