NAOMI HOBSON FEATURE ARTIST IN THIS MONTH’S PHOTO2O24 BOOK CLUB

For this month’s Book Club for PHOTO 2O24, curator Brendan McCleary reviews Kaantju/Umpila artist Naomi Hobson’s first photobook – Adolescent Wonderland – which features two works commissioned by PHOTO Australia and the City of Melbourne for PHOTO 2O22 International Festival of Photography.

Naomi’s Adolescent Wonderland is brimming with joy – sharing snapshots of life along the river in her hometown of Coen, Cape York in Far North Queensland.

Read PHOTO Australia curator Brendan McCleary’s reflections on the book here.

Naomi was recently in London to speak at the PHOTO 2O24 and the V&A’s symposium, Contemporary Photobooks from Australia.  The program can now be viewed online here, including a session featuring Naomi along with artists Ying Ang, Atong Atem, Zoë Croggon, Liss Fenwick, and Lisa Sorgini in conversation with curators from the V&A.

Limited edition copies of Naomi’s Adolescent Wonderland photobook are available to purchase from the gallery.

Image: Naomi Hobson, River Mermaid 2O19, from the series Adolescent Wonderland.