Join artist Ana Paula Estrada for the launch of I Was There Vol. I and II, a set of two limited edition artist books. For the last seven years, Estrada has documented life stories of older Australians by combining photography and oral history through the medium of the artist book. I Was There tells the life stories of two unrelated older Brisbane residents, Kevin and Esta, with whom Estrada has developed close friendships. I Was There documents conversations with Kevin and Esta, highlighting the voices and experiences of older members of our communities, while preserving important oral traditions and informal knowledge. The publications will be introduced by Tim Mosely, Lecturer in Fine Art, Queensland College of Art, with copies available to purchase from the Gallery Shop.
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Ana Paula Estrada is a Mexican–Australian artist based in Brisbane. For her book Memorandum, she received the 2015 SLQ Siganto Foundation Artists’ Books Fellowship, the AAANZ Best Artist Book Prize 2017, a silver award with distinction by the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and a commended prize by the Australian Photobook of the Year Award. Memorandum was also shortlisted in Les recontres Arles (France), Libris Award (Mackay), and Felila International Prize (Argentina).