Brenda L Croft ‘after/image’

'after/image' presents new work from artist and curator Brenda L Croft. Working with sites in the Goulburn Mulwaree region that connect directly to her family history, Croft offers a story of connection and distance, memory and loss over time. Croft is an artist from the Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra Peoples from the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory of Australia, and Anglo-Australian/ Chinese/German/Irish/Scottish heritage. Her practice has, for over four decades, explored the intersections of family/community, place, re/memorying and contested histories. 'after/image' will extend Croft's ongoing practice of researching and honouring her matrilineal heritage, in particular her great-great grandmother Caroline Stephenson (and her family) with whom she shares a birthday (17 May 1857/1964), who lived and worked in the broader Goulburn region during the mid to late 19th century. 'after/image' is an immersive exhibition experience featuring the Collodion tintype photographic process as well as a large-scale audio-visual installation. These new works will document specific sites of personal and historic significance featuring the Horse and Coaches Inn, St Saviour's Cemetery and the northeast corner of Weereewa/Lake George. Croft in this new photographic series works with technical assistance from artist Prue Hazelgrove who brings expertise in the wet plate photographic process.