MEDIA RELEASE AUGUST 2007

Sharon Green
Turbulence
August 29 - September 23

Turbulence, Sharon Green's 4th solo show at Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, is the first instalment of a larger series of works exploring psychological conditions of female power relationships in uncertain and unpredictable environments: "My work deals with the historical constructions of female identity and sexuality."
In Green's photographs, figures and objects emerge from darkness, seemingly stagnant in mirror-like frames. Fetish and artifice merge in the form of masquerading female figures with furs draped around their pregnant bellies, constructing a narrative about sex, life and death. Antlers, symbols usually associated with male domination, are positioned in order to disrupt traditional notions of the hunted, creating a complex tension between male/female power relationships.
Green has recently been selected to undertake her Master of Visual Arts in Photography commencing in October this year at the prestigious Royal College of Art, London. RCA has been attended by some of the biggest names in contemporary art such as Tracey Emin and Dinos Chapman.

Further works may be viewed on line at www.metro5gallery.com.au

For further information, please contact:
Eliza Roberts
T: 03 9500 8511
eliza@metro5gallery.com.au