{"id":9718,"date":"2013-02-13T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T21:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=9718"},"modified":"2013-02-18T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T00:00:26","slug":"revealing-the-beauty-wonder-and-struggle-within-everyday-life-interview-with-oculi-australian-photography-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/13\/revealing-the-beauty-wonder-and-struggle-within-everyday-life-interview-with-oculi-australian-photography-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealing the Beauty, Wonder, and Struggle Within Everyday Life: Interview with “Oculi”, Australian Photography Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oculi<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric’s Note<\/strong><\/span>: I am very excited to share this interview that I did with the members of Oculi<\/a><\/strong>, one of the most established photography collectives in Australia. Their members are diverse and practice many different styles of photography including documentary, fine art, reportage, street photography, and more. <\/em><\/p>\n

Their\u00c2\u00a0current members are: Donna Bailey, James Brickwood, Lee Grant, Claire Martin, Nick Moir, Jeremy Piper, Andrew Quilty, Raphaela Rosella, Dean Sewell, David Maurice Smith and Tamara Voninski, with former members including: Narelle Autio, Warren Clarke, Nick Cubbin, Tamara Dean, Glenn Hunt, Jesse Marlow, Trent Parke and Steven Siewert.<\/em><\/p>\n

To find out more about Oculi and their philosophies, read on!<\/p>\n

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To start off, what does “Oculi” mean and what is the goal, manifesto, or the mission statement the collective?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\u00c2\u00a9 Tamara Voninski \/ Oculi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tamara Voninski<\/strong>: The word \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOculi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is derived from Latin, meaning vision or eye. Oculi was formed in 2000 as a photographic collective to create a publishing outlet for our personal projects and images in an editorial climate where there were few opportunities to publish or present work that crosses the realms of documentary and art photography.<\/p>\n

The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153single<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d images are showcased monthly on the Oculi site as an insight and poetic visual narrative of the world in which we live in Australia & beyond. Our strength is, in my opinion, from the vision to represent Australia and the region beyond the stereotyped and superficial representation as well as the non-commercial artistic nature of a unique and strong-willed cast of characters who pursue their \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcvision\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and story-telling above all else.<\/p>\n

Currently there are eleven photographers in Oculi – Donna Bailey, James Brickwood, Lee Grant, Claire Martin, Nick Moir, Jeremy Piper, Andrew Quilty, Raphaela Rosella, Dean Sewell, David Maurice Smith, and Tamara Voninski<\/em>-\u00c2\u00a0 with different styles and perspectives working with the collective vision of an \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcart-house movement\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to expose, exhibit and promote images of contemporary Australia. Outside Australia, Oculi is represented by the Paris based Agence VU<\/a> (since 2003).<\/p>\n

Our manifesto remains this: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153At the heart of our projects, lies a central conviction \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to reveal the beauty, wonder and struggle within everyday life; to show the extraordinary in the ordinary<\/strong>.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Follow Tamara:<\/h3>\n