Open Call – Maximum Exposure 2023

Open Call

A curated selection of photography, installation, moving image and digital arts displayed all throughout the building.

Undergraduate artists from all years and disciplines of study are showcased

Artists

The image depicts a shirtless caucasian man with tattoos, grasping out to the camera as the figure (face not shown) confronts the lens.

Alec Boyle

Here and Now

Three models sit in front of a fireplace in a diagonal line. The one in the center holds a gold vintage phone.

Amanda Michele

The Phone

a still life image of a red chair in front of of an abandoned motel. the motel and chair has similar colour tones that makes them almost blend together.

Ammar Bowaihl

Red Chair

This is a zoomed in photo of a dark green telephone pole. On the right side of the photo there is a sticker on the pole that is plain white, it appears as if the sticker that was once there has been peeled off leaving the white adhesive part of the sticker. The pole appears to be peeling, there are red and white markings covering the pole. On the right side of the photo, the pole has horizontal straight lines going down it where the material the pole is made of is peeling which created alot of white patches.

Anna Neamtzu

Keep It Posted

With a purple background, this image features the soft outline of orange flowers. The image is a lumen print with the item being pressed being flowers.

Audrey Persaud

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Black woman, with her hair styled in an afro, her left hand is softly touching the side of her neck, her right hand is in front of her. Her gaze is cast downwards. She is wearing a black shirt. Eight flowers of different sizes and species grow on her neck in colours ranging from pink, white, burgundy and purple.

Ayo Gilpin

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Landscape image of autumn trees and blue sky with a sphere floating in the middle.

Bella Della Penna

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A photograph of a towel hung on a hook next to a shower in a bathroom, warm toned from the sunset at dusk. The image is placed over handwritten text in the top left and bottom right corners, covering most of it. The visible text reads "It's not like I thought it would never happen, I just didn't think it was for me the same way it was for other people... I used to hate change. Turns out it can be good too" in all capital letters.

Charlotte Lai

Passing Notes

A young, blonde, white woman runs in the middle of a residential street towards the camera on the left side of the image. She is wearing a grey sweater with white collar and a car light behind her illuminates her long white skirt. The image is cool-toned and tinted green.

Chloë X. Shia

Running

Passing through a curved river on an airplane, in Upstate New York.

Christie Xu

A Place On Earth

Worn out pairs of brown and black leather cowboy boots. They are displayed outside on the ground, propped up on a red vintage suitcase.

Daisey Del Sol Torres

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The photo features a young woman who is wearing a off-white veil on the top of her head and a white dress with lace, in front of an olive-green backdrop. She is looking to the side with a sad expression. There is white text on top of the image that reads “not even religion can explain this”, text that surrounds her figure that reads”am I an innocent angel?” On one side and “or a sinner that needs atoning” on the other side, as well as text on the bottom of the image that said “Unexplainable Anger”

Daniella Valenzuela

Unexplainable Anger

Queer - A young woman in a white dress is lying on the ground, placed at the top of the image. The vibrant green grass is wet, and her white dress stands out against the darkness. She looks to be both falling and held in suspension. Her eyes are shut and her limbs are splayed out around her, with her arms forming a T and her legs stretching straight out.

Eden Schwinghamer

amaranthine

A young woman in a forest in a teal dress crouches on a mossy rock while bare foot

Elsa Guibord

Fairytale

A man wearing black pants and a flame-patterned shirt stands in front of a green background and is lit up through a yellow hue. He is resting his hands on the tip of his forehead as if they are imitating the shape of a crown.

Emily Cole

Rise

A colour image of a pathway in Central Park New York. On the S-shaped path are two groups of people walking down with a significant space between them. In the background the the Skyscrapers tower above the greenery and plants of Central Park

GJ Verellen

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Angel: The model, Angel, is a young woman with a red short hair wearing a fur shawl and a mix of metal jewellery. In the image, she is reaching across the floor to pose and displays her accessories.

Grace Csizmadia

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Raspberry Bush: The photo is of a raspberry bush on a bright sunny day. The bush is very leafy, in a bright cool toned green. The raspberries are a bright pop of red amongst the green and usually have a smaller raspberry flower beside them. In the background is a blurry cedar tree with a rich deep brown trunk and dark leaves

Jamie Edghill

Raspberry Bush

Family photographs from the artists personal archive are distorted using a scanner to appear scattered and choppy. Four photographs are compiled in the centre of the image in a loose circular pile. The muted colours from the family photographs lie against an off white greenish background.

Jessica Berger

Scrapbooking

A photograph of two people intertwined by a garment piece. The sleeve of the garment is connected. The first model is standing and on the left side of the frame and is closer to the camera and the second model is sitting on the floor further from the camera.

Joon-young Lee

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Image of a young boy with his eyes closed

Justynn Roque

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A hazy pink and white silhouette of the artist's body on its side including an arm reached up toward the top right corner and hair flowing in the top left. Where the body does not touch the paper it is purple. The image is segmented into six sections showing that the image was not made all on one surface.

Kenna Robinson

Trace

Shot of a 2 and a 6 balloon floating in water.

Kennedy Soong Bouchard

Twenty-Six

Cut From The Same Cloth An image of a young woman with short red hair stands with her sunburnt back towards the camera, the lower half of her body only covered by a blue sheet.

Madison Chow

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Redd, lead vocalist for band "Electrokat", is posed singing mid-performance wearing 80s style workout gear. She looks off in thought in front of a drumset, featured in contrasting red and blue lights.

Maryn Western

Redd And Blue

A draped figure emerges in the center of the image from a body of water. Dark tones to light tones melt into each other in a soft gradient, giving the setting a liminal feeling.

Merill Bobotis

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Man sits on his balcony and looks into a static void

Michael Kieffer

Static

Gas: A skateboarder walks through the scene of a busy gas station, which is visited by and decorated with red cars, both old and new. It's golden hour, and the sky is a bright blue. The centre point of the image is an old fake plastic red car on top of the gas station, placed as decoration.

Mike Neal

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In this colourful photo, a female-presenting person wears a green top and purple elbow-length gloves, along with green eye makeup. They are standing in front of a purple backdrop. They are positioned at an angle with their hands up by their face on either side, with their fingers spread wide.

Nicolette Lytle

Jada

This image is a close up of what happens when a rather weak source of light is projected through the mesh created by weaving strips of recycled paper.

Nytha Oronga

Projections

A black and white portrait of my friend Kenna,

Owen Forbes

Kenna

Metal Human portrait of a person with black hair laying upside down with their feet in the air wearing a lace dress and black shoes, the person is lit entirely with red lighting

Peyton Mott

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Surrender: A Baby's-Breath flower rested on top of a folded white cloth in the center of a green grass field with orange, red and brown leaves scattered around on a bright day.

Rahim Perez-Anderson

In My Dreams, I Held You Close

A person in shiny silver pants and a neon patterned sweater sits on the floor of a bright red elevator

Razan Abu Eseifan

Isolated

Person on a chair surrounded by darkness

Sabrina Dewes

Dark Place

Crushed my Heart (Last Supper): A foot wearing a black leather shoe and a white sock steps off a freshly stepped on apple sitting on a tree stump. Green grass surrounds the stump

Sai Bagni

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Side profiles of both a man and a women

Sidney Haqq

Interconnected

Fish Eyes: A middle-aged, medium-light skinned man is holding a dead fish up to his eyes in each hand. The man is wearing a white collared shirt with a navy blue sweater vest on top, looking directly at the camera.

Sophia Markelj

Nurtured Curiosity

Adriana is posing with a circular pattern of lights hitting her face and upper body. She's wearing a black full sleeve top. Her accessories and eyes shine through in the light against a gradient background.

Tanvi Parikh

Hide and Seek

Bus Stop - A woman waits at a bus stop as new motorcycle taxi passes by in Cebu, Philippines.

Thawiphum Techaphan

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Hoa An elder Vietnamese woman sits and poses for the photograph by her alter.

Trâm Anh Nguyễn

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The Grand Hotel: The floating red ghost floats in front of the neon-lightened traditional Chinese palace (The Grand Hotel of The Nether World), with shallow water, light breeze, and fill-light coming in from the right side.

Ziwei Zhao

The Grand Hotel of The Nether World