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The Pale Mirror

"The Pale Mirror " is a series of photographs that explores the “hypnogogian” state that exists between wakefulness and sleep. Using small hand built dioramas interpreted through a combination of 19th and 21st photographic technique, I’m seeking to create works that have a “half-remembered’ quality to them, as if filtered through layer upon layer of memory and forgetfulness. Trying to build on photography's ability to manipulate "truth" and its relationship to memory rather than it's often thought of strength to "objectively record" I have built and photographed small sets that draw on art and cinematic history.

Photographed on a very basic plastic camera without digital manipulation these photographs draw inspiration from early German expressionist cinema it's imagery forged from both beauty and loss seen through the fog of memory.

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Mark Kimber is one of Australia’s most respected photo-based artists. He completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts at the SA School of Art, University of South Australia in 1981 and his Masters in Fine Art at the Chelsea School of Art, London in 2000. Kimber has exhibited extensively and has held more than 60 solo exhibitions & 85 group exhibitions over the past 20 years. He has exhibited nationally & internationally including London, Paris, Spain, New Zealand and the United States. In 2002 & 2004 he undertook a Polaroid Studio project in New York. Recent exhibitions include Phantasia, Photoquai Festival, Australian Embassy, Paris and Intangibles in Terra Australis, Kubo-Kuxta, San Sebastian, Spain. His work is represented in many major collections including the National Gallery of Australia; Art Gallery of SA; Art Gallery of WA; Sir Elton John Collection and Artbank.