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Post digital

Tegan McAuley looks at the evolution of video portraiture.

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The Rays, 1970 Raindance Corporation, Frank Gillette, Michael Shamberg, Paul Ryan
The Rays, 1970
Raindance Corporation, Frank Gillette, Michael Shamberg, Paul Ryan
Global groove, 1973 by Nam June Paik
Global groove, 1973 by Nam June Paik
Waiting on the bridge on Da Liu Shu Road for something to happen to me, Beijing 2011, 2014 by Tiyan Melissa Kilie Baker. Video length: 3 minutes
Yiyi is tired after running at Yong He Jia Yuan park, Beijing, 2014 by Tiyan Melissa Kilie Baker. Video length: 5 minutes
Lost Love – Waiting for midnight at the Long Distance Call Building on Chang-an Jie so I can call her, Beijing 1998, 2014 by Tiyan Melissa Kilie Baker. Video length: 2 minutes
Running Man, (2008–14) by Daniel McKewen
Running Man, (2008–14) by
Daniel McKewen
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly, 2013 Warwick Thornton. © Warwick Thornton
The Assumption of Virginity, 2014 by Xanthe Dobbie, video: 1 minute
The Assumption of Virginity, 2014 by Xanthe Dobbie. Video length: 1 minute
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Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015

Previous exhibition, 2015

An annual event to extend traditional notions of portraiture and foster emerging artists with an interest in contemporary technology.

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2014

Previous exhibition, 2014

The Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award is an annual event to extend traditional notions of portraiture and foster emerging artists with an interest in contemporary technology.
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