| Accession Number | AWM2016.46.39 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Object type | Interview |
| Maker |
Keaney, Magda |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Campbell |
| Date made | 1 August 2016 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 Period 2010-2019 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
Trent Parke, Magnum Photographer interviewed by Senior Curator Magda Keaney
Description
Trent Parke discusses the making of his photographic series 'World War One Avenue of Honour', acquired by the Australian War Memorial in 2016. The interview includes reference to Parke’s broader photographic practice and biography, his acceptance as the first full member of the Magnum photographic agency, inception, research and development of the project including artistic considerations and technical processes, it’s exhibition in Bruge as part of the Magnum exhibition ‘The First World War Now’ and the interpretation of some of the images. This photographic series is based on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour, one of the earliest and longest commemorative plantings in Australia, made to honour the service of each man or woman from Ballarat who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces during the First World War.