Congratulations to the Martin King for being selected as a Finalist in the Pro Hart Outback Art Prize for his work ‘false ornithology, the mungo diaries III’.
The Pro Hart Outback Art Prize is an acquisitive competition showcasing work in any media which reflects the spirit and diversity of the Australian Outback.
The winners will be announced on Friday, 9th of August, 2024, at the Broken Hill City Art Gallery.
Date: 9th August – 27th October, 2024
Location: Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Find out more about the exhibition here.
Image: Martin King, ‘false ornithology, the mungo diaries III’
“I have documented a number of the birds I located within a few hundred meters of the edge of Lake Mungo. I have played with the history and mystery of the lake, re-imagining the birds and the nearby environment where I photographed them. Each bird in this series of original etchings is shown perched or sitting in trees or scrub re imagined as skeletons or bone fragments. The idea of false ornithology is that we attempt to classify and impose systems or order (taxonomical) on the world. Often the world defies classification – disorder and imagination intervene, and nothing is what it seems.” – Martin King, 2024
