During the week the exhibition ‘Future Ancestor’ by photographer Dr  Christian Thompson AO opens we present a podcast with the artist  interviewed by ABC broadcaster and journalist Fiona Gruber. Christian has just won the prestigious Bowness Photographic Prize 2020.

Christian introduces us to the exhibition and the concepts behind his new  work.  Dr Christian Thompson AO is an Australian born contemporary artist whose  work explores notions of identity, cultural hybridity & history.  Formally trained as a sculptor, Thompson’s multidisciplinary practice  engages mediums such as photography, video, sculpture, performance &  sound. His work focuses on the exploration of identity, sexuality,  gender, race and memory. In his conceptual portraits he inhabits a range  of personas achieved through handcrafted costumes & carefully  orchestrated poses & backdrops. In 2010 Thompson made history when  he became the first Aboriginal Australian to be admitted into the  University of Oxford in its 900-year history.