Bio
Harry Merriman lives and works in Boorowa, NSW. Australia.
Born 1996.
Living in rural Australia coupled with my long family history in the area has led me to question notions about how we, as Australians, perceive our history and legacy. My practice spans photography, video, digital painting and collage to critique the colonial identity of Australia through its lasting and current impact of media. Media, in the sense of my practice, focuses primarily on film and advertising as well as how visual media helps create a national selfhood. The focal points of this selfhood are identity, fiction, and history as well as the ways in which they have been used to create a contemporary Australian identity.
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