Photo biennale celebrates milestone with the power of people

The 10th Ballarat International Foto Biennale is filled to the brim with works that tell people’s stories and leave a lingering provocation.

From Andy Warhol’s miniature Polaroids to Platon’s larger-than-life portraits of world leaders, “people” sit at the centre of the 10th Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB), showcasing photographic practices across galleries, local businesses and around street corners.

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is filled to the brim in this celebration of lens-based creatives, including cornerstone exhibitions People Power – Platon, Instant Warhol and The Stephanie Collection by New Zealand photographer Yvonne Todd. The Gallery also showcases local talent, with Karenne Ann & Heather Horrocks: Effacement, Iranian-born Melbourne-based artist Ramak Bamzar’s Pro Femina and works by Ballarat-based photographer Ian Kemp.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_