Out of the Frame : Conversations about Photography

This episode of Out of the Frame: Conversations about Photography features guest artist Kirsten Garner Lyttle talking to host Pia Johnson about her photography practice, ancestors and archives, considering indigenous knowledges and perspectives.
Dr Kirsten Garner Lyttle is a Māori Australian academic, and creative practice-led researcher (Waka: Tainui; Hapū: Ngāti Tahinga) who has exhibited her work globally. She is the inaugural Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University’s Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous Research Lab, where her work focuses on the intersection of photography and customary Māori art practices.
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This episode of Out of the Frame: Conversations about Photography features guest artist Hanna Moon talking to host Pia Johnson about their fashion photography, personal projects and being rebellious.
Hanna Moon is an artist, photographer and creative interlocutor, born in South Korea, and based in London. Her first critically-acclaimed contribution to fashion culture was her launch of A Nice Magazine, created by Moon for her graduation from Central St Martins, London, in 2014. Intentionally working with ideas and subjects outside of the conventions of fashion photography, Moon has defined herself as an important new voice in the field. Moon has featured in publications including i-D, Dazed, AnOther, M le Monde, POP, Dazed & Confused, Re-Edition, Arena Homme+ and British Vogue as well as the visual identities of brands including Hermés, Gucci, Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs, Fendi and Supreme.
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This episode of Out of the Frame: Conversations about Photography features guest artist Minami Ivory talking to host Pia Johnson about their artistic practice and self-portraiture, personal stories and trauma.
Minami Ivory is a photographic artist based in Tasmania, Australia. Born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan, she moved to Australia at the age of fifteen. Her practice blends analogue and digital photography, incorporating paint, text, and collage to deepen meaning. Centred on issues affecting women in Japanese society, her work has been showcased in art prizes and photography festivals both nationally and internationally.
Trigger Warning***Please note that this episode contains potentially distressing material, and discusses violence and trauma to women, young women and mental health concerns.
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This is a special episode for the group exhibition Refusal / Futurity at Platform Arts, Geelong.
Exhibition dates: SAT 10 MAY—FRI 11 JUL 2025
Curated by Jody Haines, Refusal / Futurity is a group exhibition of contemporary women's self-portraiture, exploring how the artists use lens-based media as a tool and mechanism to subvert the colonial, western and patriarchal gaze. The exhibition features Eddie Abd, Hayley Millar Baker, Amy Carkeek, Pia Johnson, Clare Rae, Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis, Jody Haines(C).
The episode shares interviews with artist curator Jody Haines, Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis and Clare Rae in the studio, and artist talk recordings from the opening event by Amy Carkeek and Pia Johnson.
Trigger Warning****Please note that this episode contains potentially distressing material, and discusses topics including the Aboriginal Stolen Generation, childbirth and mental health concerns.
The essay written by Kelly Hussey-Smith relating to the exhibition can be found here.
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This episode of Out of the Frame: Conversations about Photography features guest artist Katrin Koenning talking to host Pia Johnson about photography as a process and the idea of drawing closer.
Katrin Koenning’s work centres around practice as relational encounter. In extended image-dialogues, Katrin uses fragments and slippages to suggest narrative spaces, communities and lived experiences that are allied, fluid and multiplicit.
Please note, this episode includes discussion about mental health and suicide, which may be triggering for some listeners. If you have concerns about your own situation, please reach out to a professional or get support from https://www.beyondblue.org.au.
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