Victoria Cooper

Evoking place within the page

This paper examines how the artists' book can be integral to the development and presentation of site-specific work and concepts. Within this pliable medium the artist has free license to compose a narrative from the creative work, perceptions, conceptions and serendipitous experiences arising from the artistic engagement with ‘place'. Reference to a recent project for Mildura Art Gallery and Palimpsest 06 will illustrate the concepts presented in the paper.   

Victoria Cooper has photography practice of 16 years which has included artists' book production over the last 10 years. Her work explores the narrative through the image and more recently, in image and text. Victoria's PhD research work at James Cook University makes connections with scientific and mythical themes, and the historical and contemporary Australian narrative in water.