Photofields Industry Day – Morning Session
Photofields is an industry-centred program engaging with contemporary issues and ideas at the intersection of photography, architecture and design. Panellists will discuss a range of image-making practices and how they affect the way we relate to natural and built environments.
Session one
11–12pm Octagon's Twin
Hosted by Powerhouse senior curator Sarah Rees in conversation with Cara Stewart, Ben Waters and Nathan Lane, this discussion examines how photogrammetric vision systems and 3D scanning technologies work, and explores their history, potential applications and shortcomings.
12–1pm New Realities
Good Design Australia Ambassador Nicola Mansfield leads a discussion with Tom Blachford, Barbara Humphries, Katrina Sluis and Dario Valenza on how technologies including AI, drones, 3D scanning, and photogrammetry have affected image-making practices and will consider their current and potential applications.
Octagon's Twin
Sarah Rees is an interdisciplinary curator experienced in commissioning and collaborating with artists to realise ambitious cultural projects. She has a Master of Art Curating from the University of Sydney and before joining the Powerhouse Museum in 2020, held the inaugural position of curator, contemporary art at Sydney Opera House. Sarah has led the curatorial development of several major programs and exhibitions for Australian cultural organisations. Her curatorial interests and research span photography, architecture and urban studies.
Cara Stewart is a creative producer with more than a decade’s experience in large-scale installations, performance and digital storytelling at leading cultural organisations such as MoMA PS1, Performa, Red Bull Music Academy, Guggenheim, Brooklyn Museum, and Powerhouse Museum.
Ben Waters is the founder of research and design agency S-I Projects and director at Waters Architects in Melbourne. He has taught Architectural Design at the Melbourne School of Design since 2015. Through his work at S-I Projects Waters applies design thinking to new spatial imaging technologies, creating sensory environments that merge the virtual and the physical.
is a visual FX artist working in the film industry. He has worked at some of Australasia’s biggest special effects studios including Animal Logic, Weta Digital and the Sydney branch of Industrial Light and Magic. Lane is currently exploring new and accessible data capture devices as part of his work on 3D image making with Fin Design and Effects.
