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Ponch Hawkes

500 Strong

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 19 MarchSunday 3 July

In 2018 renowned photographer Ponch Hawkes embarked on a project to photograph 500 Victorian women. Calling on women from across the State over the age of 50 from all backgrounds, 432 women, including numerous from Geelong, volunteered to be photographed in the nude to celebrate the diversity and reality of older women’s bodies. Photoshoots were organised in Melbourne, Shepparton and Geelong Gallery. 500 Strong is full of images of older women acting as though they have every right to be seen, ripping their clothes off, stepping out of public invisibility. Participants were encouraged to consider their anonymity and, if they wished, come prepared with a personalised face covering. Some women chose to show their faces.

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Geelong Gallery
Little Malop Street Geelong 3220

Date

Saturday 19 MarchSunday 3 July

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Ponch Hawkes

500 Strong

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 19 MarchSunday 3 July

In 2018 renowned photographer Ponch Hawkes embarked on a project to photograph 500 Victorian women. Calling on women from across the State over the age of 50 from all backgrounds, 432 women, including numerous from Geelong, volunteered to be photographed in the nude to celebrate the diversity and reality of older women’s bodies. Photoshoots were organised in Melbourne, Shepparton and Geelong Gallery. 500 Strong is full of images of older women acting as though they have every right to be seen, ripping their clothes off, stepping out of public invisibility. Participants were encouraged to consider their anonymity and, if they wished, come prepared with a personalised face covering. Some women chose to show their faces.

Location

Geelong Gallery
Little Malop Street Geelong 3220

Date

Saturday 19 MarchSunday 3 July

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All exhibition content on this website has been sourced from the exhibiting gallery’s website or provided by other art enthusiasts. We do not own or seek to own any of this material. If you are concerned about any misuse of your content, please let us know here.

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