‘On the street where I live’ showcases the photography of Viva Jillian Gibb, who between the mid-1970s and the early 1990s documented the people of the inner-city suburbs of North and West Melbourne. Grounded in strong social and political convictions, Gibb created a distinct and sympathetic portrait of the community she lived in. The exhibition draws on the significant donation of over 200 of Gibb’s photographs to the Melbourne Art Trust by the artist’s children Sybil Gibb and Rupert Duffy, reintroducing the sophisticated practice of an artist whose work has largely lain dormant for over thirty years.
Image: Viva Gibb, Self-portrait, 64 Capel Street, West Melbourne, c. 1975-78, silver gelatinprint, 14 x9 cm. Donated by Sybil Gibb and Rupert Duffy to the Melbourne Art Trust in memory of Viva Gibb 2025, © Courtesy of the Estate of Viva Gibb.
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