Meet Billilla lightbox project photographer Mark Forbes
Mark Forbes' photography on display at Billilla Mansion until 31 August 2023
Bayside-based artist Mark Forbes is known for his documentary photography that captures the beauty of the everyday. Forbes worked with ballerina Aimee Hodgkinson from the Victorian State Ballet to instil elegance and beauty within the interiors of Billilla, creating a sense of artistic energy infused with determination and drive that is suggestive of the future importance of creativity at Billilla.
About the lightbox project at Billilla
Three contemporary artists have been asked to engage with the Billilla site and each create three artworks for display on temporary lightboxes installed in the Gardens at Billilla from July to December 2023.
Photographers Mark Forbes, Jane Burton and Kent Morris have fostered a connection to the site during the commissioning process, engaging with the building’s history, past inhabitants, and the community’s future vision for Billilla as a site of creative engagement.
About Mark Forbes
Mark Forbes is best known for his contemplative and atmospheric documentary photography of street scenes, urban landscapes and structures. He employs film as his medium of choice for personal documentary work - using predominantly traditional medium format cameras.
Forbes' approach to photography comes from an underlying fascination with people and their interaction with the environment. He has an uncanny knack of capturing the layers of beauty that exist everywhere around us. "I am an avid people watcher. When I'm out in the street, or even just day to day, I'm constantly seeing beautiful and interesting images and stories in my head.”
Forbes' photographs have been exhibited at solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia at both public and commercial galleries.
Watch Mark Forbes video below:
Exhibitions and Display dates:
July and August: Mark Forbes
September and October: Jane Burton
November and December: Kent Morris
