oh formalde, what is happening to you?!
Now Playing: stone temple pilots - core
Topic: exhibitions



Say hello to Formalde. Formalde, say hello to the internets.

This is my alter ego created for the Omnific Assembly's exhibition Totem: Dolls with Souls which runs from 24 to 30 September at Fracture Gallery, Federation Square, as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

"Totem is a collection of dolls created by artists to reflect how they truly feel themselves to be. These dolls are more than just simple children's toys, they are powerful symbols of who we think we are, the internal workings of the human mind given form and are honest, heartfelt expressions of self."

There is a great little article about the exhibition in The Age, and there is a photo of the curator Sayraphim Lothian having tea with her inner self here.

If you're in Melbourne come on down for the opening between 5:30 and 8:30pm on Thursday 25th September 2008. The exhibition is open 24 hours a day for the duration of the Fringe Festival.

bestseller
Now Playing: sandrine - trigger
Topic: photography books



Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of She Took Her Own Picture! The book is a best seller in the Blurb Bookstore!

The not-for-profit book is only available for a limited time of 60 days (and 10 days have already passed since it was made public) so snap up your copy NOW!

calendar girl
Now Playing: madonna - the immaculate collection
Topic: calendars



I now have calendars for 2009 available through RedBubble!

I currently have five different calendars:


The Great Pretender - character-driven self-portraiture
Oh! The Horror! - it's deadly serious
365 Days - the best image from each month of my 365 Days project
The World Around Us - abstract landscapes and creatures
Alternate Worlds - images from my debut solo exhibition

And... they're so easy to put together that if you ask nicely I would be willing to put together a calendar of my images of your choosing especially for you! Send all requests to propaganda@bronwenhyde.com.

Please also note that you can buy any of the prints, greeting cards or calendars I have available through RedBubble in a currency that suits you: AUD, GBP, USD, EUR, CAD.

However, if choosing just 12 of my images is too hard, you can always pick up a copy of my book.

flowers in the attic
Now Playing: herbie hancock - the new standard
Topic: fashion








models: karen & sandy
outfits: models' own
styling: sandy, karen, bronwen hyde
art direction & photography: bronwen hyde
location: aradale mental hospital, ararat, victoria, australia.

the last polka
Now Playing: faithless - outrospective
Topic: fashion






models: karen & sandy
outfits: models' own
styling: sandy, karen, bronwen hyde
art direction & photography: bronwen hyde
location: aradale mental hospital, ararat, victoria, australia.

no exit
Now Playing: nick cave & the bad seeds - nocturama
Topic: fashion










models: karen & sandy
outfits: models' own
styling: sandy, karen, bronwen hyde
art direction & photography: bronwen hyde
location: aradale mental hospital, ararat, victoria, australia.

neighbours
Now Playing: tom waits - frank's wild years
Topic: fashion









concept: karen
models: karen & sandy
outfits: models' own
styling: sandy, karen, bronwen hyde
art direction & photography: bronwen hyde
location: aradale mental hospital, ararat, victoria, australia.

born from this earth and taken by the wind
Now Playing: goldfrapp - black cherry
Topic: collaborations



This is not a self-portrait.

This is the fantastic brainchild and imaginings of Paul Louis Villani.

In addition to taking self-portraits in pastel-coloured rooms and halls, and photographing gorgeous girls in frocks, and topless long-locked boys in the shiny steel drawers of the morgue; I also made time during the recent weekend at Aradale to climb into a metal chimney for Mr Villani with contortionist moves that closely resembled the way a chicken wishbone looks not long before it is split in two between you and your sibling.

Despite how that sounds, it was a pleasure posing for him whilst Karen threw material in the air on short notice. Finally a little proof that I can look presentable in photos others take of me! [And you can view it larger here].

Paul's image above and his other entries can be seen at Brunswick Street Gallery's Picture This prize until the 25th of September. In the same room you can see my four entries into the prize, and around the whole gallery there are many wonderful photographs by many local photographers whose work I love.

If you're roundabout these parts you might like to drop in from 6-9pm Wednesday 24th September for the closing night announcement of prizes.

by the window
Now Playing: radiohead - ok computer
Topic: prints



I've decided to make a number of my non-limited edition images available as matted, mounted and framed prints through RedBubble, in addition to the greeting cards I'd already made available.

Limited edition, signed & numbered prints will still only be available directly from my website, but should you be so inclined please do peruse my photographs now available as wall art through le bubble.

to dream more, to dream all the time
Now Playing: the cure - wild mood swings
Topic: exhibitions



"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."
- Marcel Proust.

Just a reminder to those in Melbourne that I have four images in the Picture This 08 prize opening tonight at Brunswick Street Gallery, as well as appearing in one of Paul Louis Villani's images. There will be a number of Flickrites and Bubblers about, so come on down!

Also, if you'd like to see a bit more about Aradale Mental Hospital, there is a video on YouTube put together by Hudcomm at the recent photo weekender there. Myself, Karen and Greg can be seen in the car park at about 50 seconds in, and then I'm the short girl with hair flying across her face, a clothes rack under one arm and a strangely husky voice talking to camera straight after. Oh dear :P

Speaking of videos, there's a nice little piece about RedBubble (Brent Chandler's favourite online shopping site) on 9am with David and Kim. Scoot forward to about the 5:20 mark to cut to the chase.