The final selection of artists / photographers for Hijacked v.3 AUS / UK:

AUS – Tony Albert, Warwick Baker, Bindi Cole, Christopher Day, Tarryn Gill & Pilar Mata Dupont, Toni Greaves, Petrina Hicks, Alin Huma, Katrin Koenning, David Manley, Jesse Marlow, Tracey Moffat, Justin Spiers, Michelle Tran, Christian Thompson, Michael Ziebarth.

UK – Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Natasha Caruana, Maciej Dakowicz, Melinda Gibson, Leonie Hampton, Rasha Kahil, Seba Kurtis, Trish Morrissey,  Laura Pannack, Sarah Pickering, Zhao Renhui, Simon Roberts, Helen Sear, Luke Stephenson, Wassink & Lundgren, Tereza Zelenkova.

Image by Artist (above): Tony Albert, Title: No Place, 2009
Type C photograph, 80 x 80 cm, Edition of 5
Courtesy the artist

Thanks for your submissions, support and patience. MMc.

CONEY ISLAND MALIBU BEACH – OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH: VENN
Saturday 17th September 3-5pm | Venn, 16 Queen St Perth, Western Australia
Coney Island Malibu Beach – International book launch. Book signings by Jackson Eaton & Benjamin Acree
Live performances by Stina and Andrew Sinclair | Price: Free entry, special launch book price.

Coney Island Malibu Beach
by Jackson Eaton, Benjamin Acree, Robert S. Johnson.

This book gathers together a series of photographs taken by Benjamin Acree, Jackson Eaton and Robert S. Johnson, as they collectively passed through the United States in 2009.  What is initially striking in these images is the very absence of the cultivated, dominant images, we all, as everyday consumers of imagery and photography, have as archetypes of Malibu Beach: there are no glimmering building facades, no sun-baked, oil-glistening skin, no lines of palm trees in crepuscular light. It is this absence that defines the collection; an absence which does not attempt to signify the sanctity of the condition, but provides, determinedly, its own portrait of the Real …. The photographers never presume the unfamiliar, they reveal it, they have passed through the catastrophe, have borne witness to violence of everyday life and have amassed it before us. They have given this to us, through their experiences, through their habit of seeing, they have experienced it and have laid out their attendant figures in this book.  – Matthew Hall

Published by Big City Press
Limited Edition: 500 copies
Format: 29.7x21cm, 64 pages, Softcover, Colour offset.
Essays: Matthew Hall, Benjamin Acree
RRP: $25 AUSD
ISBN: 978-0-9807878-3-2

ORDER IT NOW!

Big City Press would like to take the opportunity to thank all 250 photographers and artists who submitted to the Hijacked 3 – Australia / United Kingdom photographic project. We are now reviewing and assessing all photographic works and series. We would like to be as thorough and vigilant as possible with all the submissions, so we do appreciate your time and patience in regards to the ongoing editorial process. The final selection of artists has been postponed and will be announced on Monday, October 10th 2011, due to the rigorous nature of the task  and a comprehensive list will be posted on the Big City Press website. Thank you for your support and interest in the publication and exhibition project! With such a high volume and quality of submissions we have required every moment of the last 3-4 weeks to make the best decisions, reviews and selections.

Many Thanks – Mark McPherson & The Hijacked Editorial Team.

Image by Artist (above): Michael Ziebarth, Title: Untitled, from the series Waiting, 2011
Courtesy of the artist  © Michael Ziebarth, 2011.
As recommended by Juha Tolonen & Mark McPherson.

ONE LAST CHANCE! The deadline for photographic and artwork submissions has been extended one last time, due to popular demand to: July 1st, 2011. Apologies for the extension amendment, this will be final.  Due to the repeated and numerous requests by photographers and artists, our editorial team has agreed to make one last extension to the  submissions deadline. To coincide with this new submissions deadline. All shortlisted Hijacked AUS/UK artists, will be announced on July 1st.  To allow all members of the editorial team more time to disseminate, review and analyse all the submissions  thoroughly. All shortlisted photographers & artists, will have until August 1st, 2011 to make their final submissions. ALL OPEN SUBMISSIONS WILL DEFINITELY CLOSE JULY 1st.

Big City Press appreciates and thanks everyone who has contributed photo submissions so far, which continues to keep the project alive, and on an upward trajectory toward realisation.

A full Hijacked 3 artist shortlist will be announced on August 15th, and weekly updates can be currently followed on the Big City Press Blog.

Image by Artist (above): Katrin Koenning, Title: Sowo and Orestes from the series Near, 2010
Courtesy of the artist  © Katrin Koenning, 2010.
As recommended by Louise Clements & Mark McPherson.

13 May – 1 July 2011
HIJACKED 2: Australia / Germany
Anne & Gordon
Samstag Museum of Art
University of South Australia

I’ll be in Adelaide with German Artist Sascha Weidner and Australian Photographer Bronek Kozka, from May 12 – 15th, for the Hijacked 2 exhibition, and for a series of photographic events and artists talks.

• Thursday 12th May, 10.00am  -  Master class / artist talk – w/ Sascha Weidner @ the South Australian School of Art, room DB6-19 at UniSA –  Chaired by Mark Kimber,  Studio Head of Photography and New Media.

• Thursday 12th May, 1.00pm – Artistspeak – w/ Sascha Weidner. A lecture for students of Art, Architecture and Design School, lecture room BH2-09.  Coordinated by Mark Kimber.

• Friday 13th May,  2.30pm  – artist talk at Adelaide Central School of Art.  Co-ordinated by Sally Dukic, Academic Administrator.

• Friday 13th May, 5.00-6.30pm   – UniSA student launch for Hijacked 2 exhibition at Samstag Museum.

• Saturday 14th May, 4pm – 6pm – official launch of Hijacked 2 at the Samstag Museum.  Klaus Krischok from Goethe Institute Australien will officially open the exhibition.

For more information on any of these events, please contact Lara Merrington, Curatorial Assistant, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art.

Deadline for photographic and artwork submissions has been extended to: June 1st, 2011, Apologies for the extension amendment.  Due to the addition to our editorial team, we have extended the submissions deadline, to allow all members of the editorial team more time to disseminate, review and analyse all the submissions thus far, thoroughly. Big City Press is happy to announce the inclusion of  Leigh Robb as an assistant editor and co-curator for this project. A full Hijacked 3 artist shortlist will be announced in June, and can be currently followed on the Big City Press Blog.

All artists / photographers / photographic artists who submit work to Hijacked 3 – Australia / United Kingdom through the Big City Press website, will automatically receive a 50% discount code if you decide to purchase a copy of the book regardless of their inclusion in the final publication*

The Big City Press publication Hijacked 3 Australia / United Kingdom, will be available early 2012.

*Offer limited to 1 copy discounted at 50% per paid submission. Further details available on the Big City Press website closer to release date of the book.

Image by Artist (left): Sharon Green, Title: Emergency, 2009
Courtesy of the artist  © Sharon Green, 2009.
As recommended by Katrina Schwarz & Mark McPherson.

Image by Artist (right): Odette England, Title: #20, from the series Attentional Landscapes, 2007-08
Courtesy of the artist  © Odette England, 2007-08.
As recommended by Debra Klompching, Mark McPherson & Rhubarb Rhubarb.

HIJACKED Volume 2: Australia / Germany (Mark McPherson – AUS vs Jens Liebchen – GER, live in Brisbane)
A provocative survey of new photography from Australia and Germany, curated by Mark McPherson and Ute Noll,
with book publisher Markus Schaden.
Griffith University Art Gallery, exhibition running 19 February – 24 April 2011
OPENING DRINKS 6-8PM FRIDAY 25 FEB supported by Goethe-Institut Australien, Mad Fish Wines and Crumpler.

FREE PUBLIC PROGRAM:

WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY
[1] DAY: Where: Griffith University Art Gallery / What: 15 minute Gallery Exhibition Tours for ‘HIJACKED Volume 2 /
new contemporary photography from Australia & Germany’ / duration 15 minute sessions /
2 or 3 sessions scheduled during the day, with Chris Handran, Jens Liebchen & Mark McPherson.
For more information contact: Chris Handran, Exhibitions and Public Programs Officer, on +61 7 3735 6101 or c.handran@griffith.edu.au
[2] EARLY EVENING: Attend local Photographic exhibition launch by Peter Wanny / Queensland College of Arts Project Gallery 5-7pm
[3] DINNER: QCA/QCP/GAW Photography Industry dinner to introduce Jens Liebchen, & Mark McPherson.
Also attending Kate Bernauer, Joachim Froese, Izabela Pluta & Shihoko Iida.
WHERE: Bamboo Basket, Grey Street South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland. RSVP: Simon Wright: s.wright@griffith.edu.au

THURSDAY 24 FEBRUARY
[1] What: FREE Artist Talk ‘HIJACKED Volume 2 / new contemporary photography from Australia & Germany’.
Where: Griffith University Art Gallery / Who: For QCA staffers and students, new and continuing, interested parties, general public.
Meet: German photographer Jens Liebchen and curator Mark McPherson.
Discussion: the Hijacked project and Jen Liebchen’s photographic practice.
When: 12-12.30pm / 30 minutes duration
[2] BBQ SAUSAGE SIZZLE 12.30-1.00pm Free for students following Gallery talks / Supported by QCA

FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY
[1] Visit Queensland Centre for Photography / possible portfolio reviews of members by appointment (TBC) /
Contact QCP for more information: Phone: +61 7 3844 1101
[2] What: Opening drinks for ‘HIJACKED Volume 2 / Contemporary photography from Australia & Germany’.
Where: Griffith University Art Gallery / With: Special Guests, German photographer Jens Liebchen and curator Mark McPherson.
Supported by The Goethe Institut, Berlin and Sydney.
When: 6-8pm FREE / Who: Everyone Welcome!
Includes Screening of the film: Photography Hijacked 2, directed by Jack Pam, Map Films 2010.

Hijacked 2: Australia / Germany @ Griffith University Art Gallery Queensland College of Art, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, QLD 4101
19 February to 24 April 2011

Photography lovers and those interested in cross global cultural connections and schisms will love Hijacked 2, an exciting and provocative survey of new photography from Australia and Germany that opens at Griffith University Art Gallery on 19 February 2011. The exhibition and accompanying publication set out to erase traditional boundaries between artists, professionals and emerging talent and point towards the future of contemporary photography – layered with imagery both evocative and confronting, dreamlike and rousing.

Thanks to the Goethe Institute Australien, German photographer Jens Liebchen will be in Brisbane for the opening of Hijacked 2. Liebchen is a member of lux-fotografen, a group of freelance photographers, and is represented by Amador Gallery, New York. His photographs have been exhibited internationally in more than twenty exhibitions worldwide. He is best know for his publication and edition:  DL07 Stereotypes Of War – A Photographic Investigation, as featured in Martin Parr & Gerry Badger’s, The Photobook vol. II by Phaidon.

Jens Liebchen’s visit will coincide with Orientation Week on Campus at the Queensland College of Art, beginning Saturday 19 February, ending Saturday 26th. The major O’Week events at QCA begin Wednesday 23rd and Jens Liebchen will be part of a scheduled  program of Gallery tours, artist talks, studio visits and artist liaisons.

For more information contact: artworks@griffith.edu.au | For press details contact: Rebecca Perovic at Miranda Brown Publicity.

Foto: Untitled by Jens Liebchen, from the series DL07 Stereotypes Of War A Photographic Investigation, 2000.

Deadline for photographic submissions has changed to: May 1st, 2011, Apologies for the amendment.
All artists / photographers / photographic artists who submit work to Hijacked 3 – Australia / United Kingdom through the Big City Press website, will automatically receive a 50% discount code if you decide to purchase a copy of the book regardless of their inclusion in the final publication*

The Big City Press publication Hijacked 3 Australia / United Kingdom, will be available early 2012.

*Offer limited to 1 copy discounted at 50% per paid submission. Further details available on the Big City Press website closer to release date of the book.

Image by Artist: Spencer Murphy, Title: Kurt And Jara, from ‘Pictures From The Edge Of The World’, 2010
Courtesy of the artist  © Spencer Murphy 2010.
As recommended by Lee Grant & Mark McPherson.

Visiting German Photographic Artist – Anne Lass will be in Australia – Melbourne & Sydney for Hijacked 2 & The Berlin Dayz Festival. Anne will be in Melbourne from October 24th – November 11, 2010. On Wednesday 27/10/10 6.30pm – 7.30pm Anne Lass will conduct a floor talk at The Monash Gallery of Art & very special ‘one off’ artists field trip on Saturday 30/10/10 11.30am – 2pm. For more details contact: Monash Gallery of Art, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Melbourne, Wheelers Hill, Victoria | Tel.: 03 9562 1569 | Shaune Lakin (Monash Gallery of Art) | + 61 3 8544 0501 | mga@monash.vic.gov.au

image: Anne Lass Untitled. Chicago, 2005 chromogenic print, courtesy of the artist