'These photos capture me getting back to my Country after time spent in Covid isolation. I wanted to document how it felt being free again – and reconnecting with my family and Country.'
N.Smith Gallery is honoured to present a new exhibition of polaroid photographs by Garrwa / Yanyuwa elder Miriam Charlie.
Miriam Charlie’s photographs show the reality of her lived experience in a form traversing documentary and art photography. Getting to Borroloola documents Miriam’s journey back to Country after her time in isolation while recovering from COVID-19. The intimacy of her photos is reminiscent of familiar photographs, reframing the experience of life in a remote community through the lens of compassion, dignity and respect. The Polaroid's low-fi technology removes the need for bulky equipment and editing, retaining complete agency over her projects.
Miriam Charlie’s photographs show the reality of her lived experience in a form traversing documentary and art photography. Getting to Borroloola documents Miriam’s journey back to Country after her time in isolation while recovering from COVID-19. The intimacy of her photos is reminiscent of familiar photographs, reframing the experience of life in a remote community through the lens of compassion, dignity and respect. The Polaroid's low-fi technology removes the need for bulky equipment and editing, retaining complete agency over her projects.
