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Ashleigh Scott
Mathew Jones

Framing question

Consider the influence of media in our society. Are we, as an audience and as consumers of the media, well informed? Do we only see a subjective or objective point of view? How do Ashleigh Scott and Mathew Jones respond to the media's definition of 'truth'?
Ashleigh Scott - It is always a relief to believe ...
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Ashleigh Scott
    
It is always a relief to believe what is pleasant, but it is more important to believe what is true
Drawing 16 pieces
 
Inaburra School People in contemporary society are easily swayed by photographs in the media. These moments in time in individuals' alleged 'picture perfect' lives don't often portray all the truth; such images may not illustrate the bigger picture - the pain, sorrow and hardship unseen behind the two-dimensional surface of the photograph. My artwork emphasises the need to explore the deeper story.
 
 
Mathew Jones - The New York Daily News on the day before the Stonewall Riot...

 
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Mathew Jones (Australia, b.1961)
The New York Daily News on the day before the Stonewall Riot copied by hand from microfilm records 1996
52 sheets (original drawings) in box, ink and texta on vellum
© Mathew Jones

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