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“Coming from a migrant background myself, having a mother who’s a refugee, I felt like I wanted to put their people into some of these pictures. It was a really affirming series about us being this mixed group of people.”
On being selected for the stamp, Zahalka said:
“I’m really thrilled, of course. And my parents, if they were around, would absolutely love that I have a stamp, it’s almost like having it minted. And it means a lot that it’ll circulate in this other way.”
“I feel like it is a very affirming image of this community that we’re made up of, very different cultural backgrounds. And we still are. It needs to just be a coming together. And I feel like this is an image in some ways that can unify us.”
Photo Credit: Portrait of artist Anna Zahalka (photo: Tawfik Elgazzar).
Tweed Regional Gallery Director Ingrid Hedgcock said:
“We are thrilled to be hosting Zahalkaworld: an artist’s archive touring nationally from the Museum of Australian Photography. The Bathers has long been a significant work in our collection profile, exploring Australian identity through portraiture. Visitors can view The Bathers in the exhibition here at the Tweed Regional Gallery until 17 May.”
