Hunting for Foxes looked to challenge long held stereotypes and archetypes of women living on the land in regional Australia. In particular the concept that regional women are somewhat unsophisticated, uncultured and not particularly glamorous. The participants all felt that although their lifestyle rarely allowed for them to express this side of themselves it was still a part of who they were and they relished the opportunity to express this.
Participants were given the space and creative freedom to explore a fantasy side of themselves, an alter-ego or an element of themselves that may lay dormant, never given the opportunity to be explored. Through a series of creative visioning workshops participants developed another version of themselves away from earthly responsibilities, removed from the sometimes harsh realities of living off the land and/or in the bush.
Participants took part in photography skill development workshops and worked as assistants on each other’s shoot. Professional photographers, along with fashion stylists and hair and make-up artists where engaged to bring the ladies concepts to life. This experience, for many women, challenged them on a range of different levels. Just having hair and make-up done by a professional was a first for some while being in front of a camera and being fussed over was ‘alien’, for many.
The resulting 50 images along with a detailed outline of each participants concepts and behind the scenes images are being collated into a book and will be available in the next few months, please see the 'BOOK' tab for details on how to order a book.
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Hunting for Foxes is a Mullewa Arts Development Group project, made possible with funding from the City of Greater Community Grants Program and the following sponsors:
The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional and remote Australia, administered in Western Australia by Country Arts WA’.
