Ahead of his presentation at Melbourne Art Fair, Michael Cook discusses his new series, ‘Individuation’. Speaking with the Fair, Michael provides insight on his decades-spanning career, exploring Australia’s layered histories through his photographs, and more. Michael Cook’s magnificent hyper-real photographs often capture roles in reversal, histories re-written, testing viewers’ relationships to aspects of Australia’s colonial history, and to society’s tendency toward overconsumption.
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Michael Cook
‘Individuation’
Melbourne Art Fair
20 – 23 February 2025
& Jan Murphy Gallery
20 February – 15 March 2025
Image: Michael Cook, courtesy of the artist.