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Headspace 5

Crystal Gazing

Previous exhibition
from Saturday 11 September until Sunday 7 November 2004

Crystal Gazing: Headspace V, the fifth in the National Portrait Gallery's program of secondary student portrait exhibitions, invites students from Canberra and the surrounding regions to explore the possibilities of portraiture.

Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody

The exhibition theme Crystal Gazing, focuses on aspects of time and encourages students to reflect on how they can represent their hopes and aspirations for the future.

9 portraits
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Tree – Mankind – Links II, 2004 by Maximiliano Alcazar-Stevens
Building My World, 2004 by Claire Sutton
I See, 2004 by Gene Anthony Nichols
Hypnotized, 2004 by Ray Lichtenberg
1 Tree – Mankind – Links II, 2004 by Maximiliano Alcazar-Stevens. 2 Building My World, 2004 by Claire Sutton. 3 I See, 2004 by Gene Anthony Nichols. 4 Hypnotized, 2004 by Ray Lichtenberg.
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