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24 September 2008
chance steers the hand
Now Playing: lamplight - the fish will walk
Topic: exhibitions

chance steers the hand

"We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison.”
- Marcel Proust


I have an image in the latest round of the Saatchi Showdown. You can vote for it here.

And a final reminder: if you are in Melbourne you can see this image and three other self-portraits from the asylum, plus a portrait of me by Paul Louis Villani, plus many, many other wonderful photographs at the closing night of the Brunswick Street Gallery Picture This Prize from 6-9pm tonight.

Hope to see you there.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 05:53 BST
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otherworldly affaires
Now Playing: lamplight - the fish will walk
Topic: book covers

otherworldly affaires by brad steiger


My image "I Offered It Up To The Stars And The Night Sky" has become a book cover :D

The image features on the cover of Otherworldly Affaires: Haunted Lovers, Phantom Spouses, and Sexual Molesters from the Shadow World by Brad Steiger released this month by Anomalist Books.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 05:12 BST
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21 September 2008
oh formalde, what is happening to you?!
Now Playing: stone temple pilots - core
Topic: exhibitions

oh formalde, what is happening to you?


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.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 09:51 BST
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bestseller
Now Playing: sandrine - trigger
Topic: photography books

bestseller


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!

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 03:26 BST
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19 September 2008
calendar girl
Now Playing: madonna - the immaculate collection
Topic: calendars

the great pretender - 2009 calendar


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.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 04:08 BST
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18 September 2008
flowers in the attic
Now Playing: herbie hancock - the new standard
Topic: fashion

untitled #139

untitled #137

untitled #136

untitled #143

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

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 09:54 BST
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the last polka
Now Playing: faithless - outrospective
Topic: fashion

untitled #111

untitled #112

untitled #120

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

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 09:32 BST
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no exit
Now Playing: nick cave & the bad seeds - nocturama
Topic: fashion

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pattycake

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

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 09:14 BST
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neighbours
Now Playing: tom waits - frank's wild years
Topic: fashion

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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.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 08:56 BST
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born from this earth and taken by the wind
Now Playing: goldfrapp - black cherry
Topic: collaborations

born from this earth and taken by the wind


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.

Posted by Bronwen Hyde at 08:17 BST
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