| In the early 1990’s Leah King-Smith’s work was brought
to international prominence with the exhibition of a series of ten
large-scale photographs titled Patterns of Connection. Leah will present an
overview of her practice, includeing Patterns of Connection (1992), Beyond
Capture (2004) and Liminal Interstices (2005). The discussion will cover
issues of identity, history, psychology, temporality and multidimensionality
that are evidenced in the analogue, digital, still and time-based aspects of
her work. Leah King-Smith has a black Aboriginal mother and a white
Australian father, and whilst she feels her Aboriginality is a large
contributing factor to her creative motivation, her cultural blend has
fostered human principles of resolution and mediation. Leah King-Smith has a
Bachelor and a Masters degree in fine art photography and currently is a
doctoral candidate at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.
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