: home : gallery : info : blog : shop : links : newsletter : contact :
Born in Hamburg, Germany I migrated to Australia in 1988; a year before the wall came down. Being raised amongst 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. Later I chose to break the photographic boundaries and extend my art into mixed media incorporating elements of drawing, collage and ephemera to weave abstract expression into my creations.
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. Followed by hibernation sessions in the cocoon of my studio. I like to present my work in series form, creating narratives that focus on abandoned open spaces, urban landscapes and the emotional undertones that vibrate within them. Desolate, hazy and silent images that evoke a dreamlike nostalgia.
.
Solo Exhibitions:
2011 The Holga Diaries II, Kinokuniya Wedge Gallery, Sydney NSW
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
.
Group Exhibitions:
2011 The Qallery, Perth WA Australia
2011 PhotoCraft, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Oregon USA
2011 Lucid Dreams, C. Emerson Fine Arts Gallery, Florida USA
2011 The Clothspeg Project 4, Project Gallery, ICAS Singapore
2011 Benefit Group Show, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Oregon USA
2011 Holga Out of the Box, TCC Photo Gallery, Texas USA
2011 Photography Fundraiser Show, Stivers School For The Arts, Ohio USA
2011 Photography Show, Gallery Red, Glebe NSW Australia
2011 Group Photography Show, Brusnwick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC Australia
2010 So You Think You Can Draw, FirstDraft Gallery, Woolloomooloo, NSW Australia
2010 Uncovered, Perth Centre for Photography, WA Australia
2010 Spooky Show, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Oregon USA Australia
2010 Picture This, Brusnwick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC Australia
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 Australia
2009 Two, Gallery Red, Glebe NSW Australia
2009 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman NSW Australia
2009 Iris Award Exhibition, Perth Centre for Photography, WA Australia
2009 The Clothspeg Project, The National Grid Gallery, Brookvale, NSW Australia
2009 The National Youth Self Portrait Prize, National Portriat Gallery, ACT Australia
2009 Collage, Blank Space Gallery, Surry Hills NSW Australia
2009 Ears vs Eyes, The Wall, Kings Cross NSW Australia
2008 Vivid Photography Festival, National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT Australia
2008 Miller St Soiree #3, The Backyard, Harberfield NSW Australia
2007 Kodak Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne VIC Australia
2006 Where’s Jack, Cofa Exhibition and Performance Space, Paddington NSW Australia
2005 Bleed to the Edge, Cofa Exhibition and Performance Space, Paddington NSW Australia
.
Bibliography:
2008: Portrait of a Postcode, Blurb Books, 2008
The Holga Diaries, Asuka Books, 2010
.
Press:
Make8elieve Magazine Issue 1 2012
100 Days of Active Resistance Project Publication 2011
Elle Girl Korea July 2010
Blanket Magazine Issue 21 2010
Elle Girl Korea December 2009
Blanket Magazine Issue 14 2009
New Sugar Magazine Issue 7 2009
.
Stockist:
Basucca Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Signed & Numbered Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
.
© lucia fischer 2012