Citizen: Portraits by Ingvar Kenne 1997 – 2012

Swedish-born Australian photographer, Ingvar Kenne, captures both individuality and shared human experience in his ongoing portrait project Citizen. This collection of striking portraits was taken between 1997-2011 across Australia, USA, China, Laos and Papua New Guinea. In Citizen, we meet a nun,a prostitute,a factory worker, famous actors, tribal members and more. By applying the same photographic parameters and treating each of his sitters as equal, Kenne creates an intimate collective of what he refers to as ‘fellow man’. It is this notion that reminds us that our unique experience of life is something that we all share. Ingvar Kenne, born in 1965, currently lives between Sydney and New York. He studied photography at the University of Gothenburg and exhibits internationally. Kenne was the winner of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 and a finalist in the 2007, 2010 and 2012 Prizes. Citizen – Portraits by Ingvar Kenne 1997 – 2012 Until 27 January, 2013 National Portrait Gallery King Edward Terrace, Parkes Canberra ACT 2600 Australia Tour Schedule, Australia Edmund Pearce Gallery, Melbourne 13 February – 09 March 2013 PCP (Perth Centre Photography), Perth 05 April – 05 May 2013 Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney (Part of the Head On Photo Festival 2013 Program) 01 – 14 May 2013 QCP (Queensland Centre Photography), Brisbane 13 July – 11 August 2013 CITIZEN has been published in Australia by Au.thentic Press and is available online, as well as selected bookstores. It includes an essay about the work and an interview with the artist. The book includes 111 colour plates. There are two versions available: one being the single book and the other a boxed set limited edition series signed by the artist with x4 prints + book in a beautiful box.