Stephen Dupont's new exhibition The Outside Land, at the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney, follows a significant period of research documenting life in Papua New Guinea and it's continuing journey towards detribalisation.
As a 2010 recipient of the Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography from Harvard University, Stephen Dupont has been able to spend prolonged periods of time travelling throughout PNG, from its most isolated mountainous regions to urbanised settlements.
With images spanning back to 2004, but largely produced in 2011, the survey of selected works presents an empathetic perspective on the natural beauty and infrastructural decay of Australia’s nearest international neighbour.
Stephen Dupont’s recent solo exhibitions have been presented at Museo Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana, Cuba; The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge; and Stokes Gallery, New York Public Library. Dupont is the recipient of a W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography; Robert Capa Gold Medal citation from the Overseas Press Club of America; Bayeux War Correspondent’s Prize; World Press Photo; and Pictures of the Year International.
The Outside Land Where: Australian Centre for Photography, 257 Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, 2021 Dates: 20 June - 16 August 2015 When: Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 5pm (closed public holidays)
Stephen Dupont, Baruni garbage dump, Port Moresby, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Dupont, Front gate to a home in Kaugere Settlement, Port Moresby, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Dupont, Trade Store, Tari, Southern Highlands, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.
