With a keen sense of visual narrative, Tracey Moffatt is foremost a storyteller, enabling the subtle gestures of artistic mediums to impress themselves upon the audience—whether it be a theatrically staged photograph, a voyeuristic documentary montage or an eerie installation. An Indigenous woman raised in Australia’s foster care system, the artist confronts the violent and enduring legacy of Australian colonialism and its consequences in contemporary social and domestic life. Defying classification, Moffatt’s visual style draws attention to the fractures lurking beneath society’s facade and the continued power of history’s ugliest and most exploitative moments.
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