Break in Transmission

Background: Current research in printmaking methods and philosophy acknowledge the need for ongoing exploration into the use of found photographic images in the digital age. This research continues to ask, how can these images be repurposed and represented through tradition print mediums to highlight gaps in public knowledge? This research recognises the ongoing use of archives-analogue and digital-investigated through a queer lens offering an alternative perspective to the broadcast news that is presented. Contribution: The artworks presented in Break in Transmission interrogated found public images from news broadcasts and the internet of gay oppression. This installation utilised the mediums of photographic screen printing with the materiality of mirror to enable a multi-focal approach to viewing imagery that depicted apparatuses of killing with portrait like prints of a murdered gay youth moments before death. The collection of artworks that make up the Break in Transmission installation contributes to an ongoing dialogue of oppression and persecution of LGBTIQ people globally to activate greater empathy and understanding. Significance: Break in Transmission was presented at Trocadero Art Space is an artist-run initiative located in Melbourne's west. For over ten years, it has been actively shaping Melbourne's inner west art scene by presenting work from over 400 artists across more than 400 exhibitions. The application process for exhibition is peer reviewed via committee and they have presented renowned artists such as Rushdi Anwar, Marian Crawford and Kate Just etc. The gallery's public program of presentations and artist floor talks attracted a diverse range of gallery visitors.