drei is an ongoing series of photographic artwork that addresses three specific aspects of Christopher Young's personal life and practice - people, place and objects. It develops concepts of context, implied narrative and space to communicate, amongst other things, darkness and danger. Images are, for Chris, inherently loaded with stories. When he sees a broken door or a crumpled piece of paper he interprets these further than simple objective observation. 'Why' and 'how' are impossible to ignore. Using very limited information and his emotional response he 'fills' in the gaps and create myths. He is interested in what or who is not there, what he can't quite see and the helplessness of not being able to 'ground' an image in a time line.

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selected exhibitions

2008

Silver (25 years of Artrage) @ PICA (to be confirmed)
drei @ Breadbox Gallery as part of FotoFreo 2008 Perth*, Perth, Australia
2007 IPA/Lucies Tour*, Los Angeles, USA

2007

2007 IPA/Lucies Tour*, New York, USA
BankWest Contemporary Art Prize, Perth, Australia
Joondalup Invitational Art Award, Perth, Australia
Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award,
Surfers Paradise, Australia
Transitions** @ Kurb Gallery, Perth, Australia

2006

BankWest Contemporary Art Prize, Perth, Australia
Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle, Australia
Joondalup Invitational Art Award, Perth, Australia
What I Am* @ Breadbox Gallery, Perth, Australia

2003–2005

Joondalup Invitational Art Award, Perth, Australia

2001

Kommando Konrad Zuse*, Hilden, Germany

1996

Fashion, Furniture & Photography, Whangarei, New Zealand

1995

Independent Silence**, Whangarei, New Zealand
Tutors and Allied Staff, Whangarei, New Zealand

1994

Te hua ngatoki* (Graduation Show), Whangarei, New Zealand

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drei #06

1000mm x 700mm Lightjet Print. Edition of 10 (2006)
As exhibited in the 2006 Fremantle Print Award