Karla Dickens, To See or Not to See

Exhibition Dates: 12 March 2024 - 24 March 2024
Location: Werribee Park Mansion grounds

The exhibition was an on the site of the historical Werribee Park Mansion grounds cross-cultural Wiradjuri woman Karla Dickens presents ‘To See or Not to See’, a series of large-scale outdoor artworks being exhibited as part of Queer PHOTO – a large-scale photography festival in Melbourne’s west.

This series of artworks reflected on the artist’s personal ideas and feelings on being invisible as a middle-aged woman, as a First Nation woman, and how her ancestors have needed to hide their Aboriginal identity in Australia.

Karla Dickens, To See or Not to See

Karla Dicken’s practice will extend to the Project Hub at Wyndham Art Gallery as part of Queer PHOTO.

Karla Dickens is represented by Station Gallery.

Karla Dickens, from the series To See Or Not To See, 2017. Queer PHOTO Installation view, Werribee Park Mansion.

Photo: Will Hamilton-Coates

Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Wyndham City Council recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples as Traditional Owners of the lands on which Wyndham City operates. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country. We pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders who always have, and always will, care for Country and community today and for future generations.