Enlightenment

This is an exhibition by Helen Balanis. In her body of work she aims to create a very moody feel through lighting and subject matter by using the technique ‘light painting’. She works in complete darkness individually lighting certain areas up that she chooses to illuminate. The theme is based on her favourite historical era, ‘the eighteenth century’. Helen aspires to recreate that sense of dramatic feel visually from the inspiration of her favourite films such as: ‘Marie Antoinette’ , ‘The Duchess’ and ‘Amadeus’. She is also influenced by the style of classic painters such as ‘Rembrandt’ and ‘Caravaggio’. This is an ongoing personal assignment, as she researches this period finding more interesting facts along the way.
Submit your work to be considered for solo or group exhibitions in Head On Photo Festival. The last day to submit work is Sunday, 23 March.
Work up close with two of Australia’s pre-eminent photographers, explore regional Australia from a unique viewpoint, meet new people and develop your photographic practice!