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Next Door

Next Door

Taken throughout the 1990s, Paul Blackmore’s photographs document outdoor life in a range of Sydney suburbs. Much of suburban life is defined by the experience of having neighbours — living in close proximity with others, together yet apart. Blackmore’s photographs explore contrasting expressions of neighbourliness — driveway cricket matches in a Balmain gated community, the friendly openness of working on your car in the front yard, a community bonding over the protest against a proposed local airport.

PAST EXHIBITIONExhibition
Tuesday 30 August 2016 to Sunday 27 November 2016
Admission: Free

Next Door

Taken throughout the 1990s, Paul Blackmore’s photographs document outdoor life in a range of Sydney suburbs. Much of suburban life is defined by the experience of having neighbours — living in close proximity with others, together yet apart. Blackmore’s photographs explore contrasting expressions of neighbourliness — driveway cricket matches in a Balmain gated community, the friendly openness of working on your car in the front yard, a community bonding over the protest against a proposed local airport. These photographs from the Library’s collection show people relating to the world around them, starting with those next door.

On display Level 1, Macquarie Street Building from 30 August 2016

Three children wearing Chinese dragon paper heads play in a suburban front yard, their father watching on from the front verandah.

Children with Chinese New Year dragon masks and their father, Auburn, 1998

Photograph by Paul Blackmore

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Free
Exhibition

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Free
Exhibition

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