I first attended the Paphos theatre excavations in 1996 at the age of fourteen. I went on to attend the dig in 1997, 2001, 2002 & 2006. Being exposed to archaeology and Cyprus at an impressionable age has had a lasting and profound impact artistically and academically. In 1997 I worked with the site photographer, Bob Miller. I recall the guerrilla darkroom, constructed in a dilapidated farm building, leaky and mouldy. This was combined with the magical results of analogue photography - a fantastic memory to have and a formative experience…
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Pafos theatre, full moon, April 2006, pigment inkjet print on cotton rag (from digitised 4x5 film positive) 90 x 114 cm. From the exhibitions Travellers from Australia, exhibited at the Pailia Ilektriki, Ktima Pafos, Cyprus, 2-15 October, as part of the official program of the Pafos2017 European Capital of Culture; and Sightseeing, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 12 July - 7 September, 2019.
Pafos theatre cavea, full moon, April 2006, pigment inkjet print on cotton rag (from digitised film positive), 90 x 114 cm.
From the exhibition Travellers from Australia, exhibited at the Pailia Ilektriki, Ktima Pafos, Cyprus, 2-15 October, as part of the official program of the Pafos2017 European Capital of Culture.
Pottery sorting table, Apollo Hotel, Pafos theatre excavations, April 2006, pigment inkjet print on cotton rag (from digitised film positive), 90 x 114 cm.
From the exhibitions Travellers from Australia, exhibited at the Pailia Ilektriki, Ktima Pafos, Cyprus, 2-15 October, as part of the official program of the Pafos2017 European Capital of Culture; and Sightseeing, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 12 July - 7 September, 2019.
Installation photograph of Rowan Conroy’s works from the exhibition Travellers from Australia, exhibited at the Pailia Ilektriki, Ktima Pafos, Cyprus, 2-15 October, as part of the official program of the Pafos2017 European Capital of Culture. Photo: Shelley Webster, 2017.
Installation view of Conroy’s Paphos works from the solo exhibition Sightseeing, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 12 July - 7 September, 2019. More of Conroy’s works from Sightseeing can be viewed here.