EMMA THOMSON
"Elegant Paris knows nothing of their facesm, wan with mental and physical suffering. But Paris is an ocean. Thow in the plummet, you will never reach the bottom. Survey it; describe it. However coscientious your survey and careful your chart however numerous and concerned to learn the truth the explorers of this sea may be there will always be a virgin realm, an unknown cavern, flowers, pearls, monsters, things undreamed of overlooked by the literary divers." Old Goriot, Balzac Places suspended in time, objects left forgotten and portraits isolated in the thought; this series of images titled spaces in between resonates unsettling emotions. I set out to explore the urban environment of Paris and uncovered locations that evoked mysterious qualities. It was through these back streets, in quitet places and far from the tourists that I found a silent drama unfolding. Set within daily life, I staged scenes to elevate this narrative to a psychological level. This series is the result of a three month residency at Internationale Cite des Arts in Paris
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Emma Thomson
DOB 26 October 1981, Sydney, Australia
Currently lives and works in Sydney
Education
2004- 2008 BFA Honours Photography, National Art School, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
2008
New works, Paris Project Meld Gallery, Sydney
Stranger than Fiction,Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
Ozco Vitrines, Australian Council for the Arts, Sydney
2007
An Artist at my Table, National Art School, Sydney
La Cite Internationale des Arts Gallery, Paris, France
2006
NAS Degree Show National Art School, Sydney
2001
Blender Gallery, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2006
The Homemakers, Spectrum Gallery ISCD, Sydney
Couples, Stairwell Gallery NAS, Sydney
Awards and Prizes
2007
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, finalist
Kodak Salon CCP, Melbourne, finalist
Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, State Library NSW, finalist
Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award, Melbourne, finalist
2006
Joel Corrigan Memorial Prize for Photography, Pat Corrigan
Tim Storrier NAS Paris Studio Residency, Internationale Cite Des Arts
Shoot the Chef, Student Winner, Sydney Morning Herald AGNSW
Jamie Silk Prize for Photography & Digital Media, Commended, Willoughby Art Prize
Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
Citations
2006 Edmund Tadros, Toast to avocado puts photo prize on a plate Sydney Morning Herald News page 6 26/9/06