Snap Blak Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography from the Collection
Naomi Hobson, Kaantju/Umpila peoples, Australia b.1978 / Road play "She told Mum she was taking me for a ride down the road but she not." Laine. (from 'Adolescent Wonderland' series) 2019 / Archival inkjet print on 310gsm cotton rag art paper / 74 x 108cm / Purchased 2021. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Naomi Hobson / View full image
When
16 Aug 2025 – 19 Sep 2027
Where
Gallery of Modern Art, Gallery 3.5
Admission
Free
About
'Snap Blak' brings together dynamic examples of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island photography that champion Indigenous self-representation, with assertions of visual sovereignty that resist prevalent stereotypes and re-present their people.
Throughout ‘Snap Blak’ each photograph both subverts the settler-colonial legacy of photography of Indigenous people as an instrument of disempowerment and misrepresentation; while asserting identity, cultural continuity and belonging.
QAGOMA commits to a deeper consideration of how we share and understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rich cultural histories and stories. Reconciliation Action Plan
Michael Cook, Bidjara people, Australia b.1968 / Broken Dreams #2 2010 / Pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm paper / 124 x 100cm / Gift of Andrew Clouston through the QAGOMA Foundation 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Michael Cook / View full image
Michael Riley, Kamilaroi/Wiradjuri people, Australia 1960–2004 / cloud (portfolio) (detail) 2000 / Inkjet print on banner paper / Ten sheets: 001: 91.8 x 129.7cm; 002: 91.8 x 129.8cm; 003: 91.8 x 130.3cm; 004: 91.9 x 129.8cm; 005: 91.9 x 130.1cm; 006: 91.8 x 130.1cm; 007: 91.8 x 129.9cm; 008: 91.7 x 130.4cm; 009: 92 x 130.1cm; 010: 92 x 126.4cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Michael Riley Estate / View full image
