148 Pages, 5 Books
4 Full Colour books and 1 b&w Appendix booklet
Released January 2010
Edition of 200

Sincere and direct, the simplicity of Conor O’Brien’s work belies the
intensity of scrutiny, discernment and composition (in the broadest sense
of the term) underpinning his practice.

It is these elements that make the work resonate so vividly both on the
wall and in print. These images carry the familiar characteristics of the
family photograph, but build on this with an aesthetic sense that embeds
in them a universal gravitas.

Each of Conor O’Brien’s books on Serps Press is its own extended episode;
traversing the gamut of emotions, with moments of marvel and reflection.


* Westside recounts a year of living at the beach in Western Australia,
where the geography is an all-pervasive entity in itself.

* Hold On To Each Other and There Stands The Glass chronicle
consecutive periods in and around Melbourne, alternating focus from
the natural to the built, laced with references to Australian art history
and architectural idiosyncrasies.

* Oh No I Think I’m Falling, exclusive to the box set, revives a series
of youthful and intimate images taken in Vancouver, first released as
a short-run artist book in 2005.

* The set also includes an Appendix, with installation images and an essay
by Robert Cook, curator at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

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Bio:

Conor O'Brien is an artist photographer who currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia

Solo Exhibitions include Centre for Contemporary Photography (Melbourne),
Australian Centre for Photography (Sydney), Johnston Gallery (Perth) and
Utopian Slumps (Melbourne)

Group exhibitions include Art Gallery of Western Australia (Perth),
Monash Gallery of Art (Melbourne), National Portrait Gallery (Canberra),
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (Perth).

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Links:

www.conorobrien.com.au


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