‘Viki and Ali, 2001′, by Scotty So, one of the photographic works in the ’50+’ exhibition at Benalla Art Gallery (also part of PHOTO2024). Image: Supplied.
Artist Scotty So is not someone to shy away from fraught spaces where fictions and realities seem to overlap, or where the lines between the real and unreal appear evermore indistinct.
But in the artist’s most recent project, his fascination with notions of truth, fiction and manipulated realities has led him beyond the present day, to think about what the world may look like 50 years from now.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
