Opening NIght Wednesday February 19th 6-9pm
- Guest Speaker Alex Greenwich MP
- Very Special Guest Brendan Maclean
Exhibition continues until Monday March 3rd
Toy With Me is a new body of work by photographer Richard Hedger. Richard is fortunate to work with people from all walks of life – place someone in front of the camera and a world of insight is at your disposal. Working in this field, Richard is acutely aware of the proportionately high number of LGBTIQ people integral to the fabric o...
Opening NIght Wednesday February 19th 6-9pm
- Guest Speaker Alex Greenwich MP
- Very Special Guest Brendan Maclean
Exhibition continues until Monday March 3rd
Toy With Me is a new body of work by photographer Richard Hedger. Richard is fortunate to work with people from all walks of life – place someone in front of the camera and a world of insight is at your disposal. Working in this field, Richard is acutely aware of the proportionately high number of LGBTIQ people integral to the fabric of Sydney’s cultural and social landscape – from politics to the Arts.
Toy With Me celebrates these individuals through a series of insightful portraits. The work portrays both person and a significant toy particular to them and engages the toy to highlight inspiration, social/racial/cultural background, motivation and passion. The nature of the toy as a potent memory, a gift, a cultural heritage reference, identity symbol… girls play with dolls, boys play with cars… or do they?
The toy may express anything from a guilty pleasure, an object of desire to a family heirloom or that toy that is no longer a “toy” now a precious collectable. Toy With Me’ invites his audience to interact, asking them to visually match the toy to it’s rightful owner. Portraits of Alex Greenwich MP, Tom Ballard, Brendan Maclean , Sveta Gilerman, Christine Forster, Ji Wallace, Tim Chappel, Thomas Alfred Bradley, Trevor TrAshley, Fenella Kernebone, Kirk Page and of course…. their toys.
Richard Hedger Photography
www.richardhedger.net