Current Exhibitions: Sydney and Berlin

There are currently two exhibitions which feature some of my work which I’m pretty excited about. The first “The View from the Pit” is in the Foyer in the ABC in Sydney and contains around 30 of my favourite live shots taken over the past few years. Each photograph is accompanied with a short blurb written by various triple j staffers which is pretty cool. The exhibition also contains audio stations where you can listen to live performances of the artists photographed plus there’s even a video screen with JTV footage captured in the past year. And did I mention the bluetooth station where you can download wallpapers to your phone – it’s a multimedia extravaganza.

the view from the pit

The other exhibition is in the Australian embassy in Berlin – this group show celebrates music in Australia and four of my photographs are featured. Awesome!

bernard fanning - powderfinger

Here’s the blurb for the above photo (I’ll have to brush up on my High School German)

Benannt nach einem Neil Young Song und ausgezeichnet mit insgesamt 14
ARIA Awards (ARIA steht für die Australian Recording Industry Association),
gelten Powderfinger als eine der erfolgreichsten australischen Bands
überhaupt. Die 1989 in Brisbane gegründete Gruppe gehört neben Silverchair
und Savage Garden zu den drei großen Vertretern des neuen australischen
Rock der 1990er Jahre. Wie viele von Neil Young inspirierte Bands werden
Powderfinger dabei gerne der Unterkategorie Grunge-Rock zugeordnet.

Here are a few snaps from the exhibition kindly sent to me by Joerg Mueller.

berlin exhibition
The embassy courtyard.
berlin projections
On opening night a few more of my images were projected over the audience.

Exhibition Details:

Both are free to the general public.

The View From the Pit
Date:16 Jan – 26 Feb 2007
Address:ABC Building, 700 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney 2001

A Continent of Music
Date: 30 Jan – 16 Feb 2007
Address: Australian Embassy Berlin, Wallstr. 76-79, D-10179 Berlin

7 Responses to “Current Exhibitions: Sydney and Berlin”

  1. Dan Says:

    Dude! That’s awesome news about the Berlin show. How exciting.

    And i’m going to have to make a trip to the ABC foyer to bluetooth some Matt Booy pics to my phone.

  2. Jess Says:

    Congrats matty :)
    I agree with dan, bring on the Bluetoof!

  3. Matt Says:

    Pretty damn cool Matt, so do we like have to pay for an autograph in the future? ;-)

    Seriously though, that’s really awesome.. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, and a damn fine photographer too..

  4. James Says:

    These exhibitions sound fantastic and well-deserved! Kudos!

  5. Nic Says:

    Unreal man, congratulations of the Berlin show. I’ve just finished reading an autobiography on Helmut Newton and am completely fascinated by Berlin at the moment.

    I’ll pop into the ABC building for a gawk. :)

  6. James Says:

    Man, Robbie & Chris gave you a lot of shit this arvo!

  7. amanda Says:

    Congrats Matt!
    I still have to get down to the ABC. Can’t wait to see them. :)

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