The exhibition Portrait of a Distant Land comprised two bodies of photographs by Ricky Maynard: a collection of five portraits of elders of the Wik-Klakan people (2000), and excerpts from his Portrait of a Distant Land project (2005). The exhibition sought to create a visual historic diary as an expression of Tasmanian oral history. By creating collective and autobiographical narratives and exploring the intersection of history, memory and cultural representation, this exhibition explored the truths hidden from view that reside in the archive and the hearts of Tasmanian elders.
Ricky Maynard visited Kluge-Ruhe a resident artist in April 2011. He guest-lectured to UVA classes in various departments, presented his works in two community talks, connected with and was interviewed by UVA historian John Mason and delivered the Kluge lecture.
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