Christina Tainsh

Bachelor of Arts (Photography)

Oct 16

Written by Gracia Haby

Darkly lit digital photography of flower petals and stem.

Analogue photograph of two women sitting at a table eating a meal.

Black and white analogue photograph of couple from Victorian era.

Analogue photograph of mountainous landscape.

Scanned image of passenger ticket for ship travel from Liverpool to Australia. Dated 1870.

Analogue photography of elderly woman and young child.

Digital photograph of a man standing in dark living room. His back is faced towards the camera, as he looks to the ground with his hands in pockets.

Digital photograph of a young woman looking out of the window of a darkened room. Her reflection can be seen in the light of the window pane.

A Reiziger (traveler) focuses on my own photographic journey, highlighting perspectives on family, place and migration. It is a reflection on my own ‘Australian’ identity and the intersection of the multiple cultural lineages within my family. I aim to excite curiosity and questions such as ‘who you are and where are you from?’ Living in this diverse city during the COVID-19 lockdown allowed the time to investigate and connect with distant relatives.

I am an emerging photographer living and working in Surrey Hills, Melbourne. My work occupies spaces of personal and observational practices, exploring narratives of identity, culture and being.

A Reiziger, 2020
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A Reiziger 2, 2020
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A Reiziger 3, 2020
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A Reiziger 4, 2020
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A Reiziger 5, 2020
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A Reiziger 6, 2020
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A Reiziger 7, 2020
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A Reiziger 8, 2020
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Gracia Haby

I have been collaborating with Louise Jennison since 1999, making artists’ books, collages, large-scale installations, prints, drawings, zines, and various tales. Besotted still, it appears, with paper for its adaptable, concealable, revealing nature, we use an armoury of play, the poetic and familiar too, with the intention of luring you into our A(rtists’ books) to Z(ines).

As artists and wildlife carers, our practice frequently concerns the natural world, addressing themes of conservation and biodiversity. Our home-based studio is also home to our wildlife shelter, Tiny but Wild.

I collage with words about dance for Fjord Review.

http://gracialouise.com

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