Michael Cook is a Queensland-based artist of Bidjara heritage. Over the last decade, Cook has produced works that interrogate the legacy of colonisation and invite the viewer to experience the other side of the coin, roles in reversal and histories re-written. His latest series of 12 large scale photographic works titled ‘Fake,’ follows an Indigenous couple and their adopted child on a road-trip into the central Australian desert:
“During the family’s journey they discover a deeper connection back to Country and culture. You could say that this reflects my journey in life; and a realisation of what is important and enduring in this world” — Michael Cook, 2023
In an exciting partnership with The Calile Hotel, the series will be exhibited simultaneously in the gallery, and on level one of Brisbane’s most iconic hotel.
Also Showing at The Calile Hotel, 30 March – 10 April
Image: Michael Cook Hotel 2023 archival pigment print on paper/canvas
