If you're in Melbourne, get down to the UNCENSORED 11 exhibition at the Collingwood Gallery from Friday on, to check out the collaboration between Liam White and Ada Conroy on women in the Melbourne punk and hardcore scene. Featuring OUTRIGHT's Jeena Gouza and MEATLOCKER's Emilie Edge amongst others, this looks real interesting.

This project is a collaboration between two Melbourne-based artists, Ada Conroy and Liam White. These are the stories of women who have played an important part in the punk and hardcore scene in Melbourne. Being punk is not gender-specific – it’s not just boys who make and do things.

Growing up out of step with the world, we found in punk and hardcore a source of inspiration, support, empowerment and acceptance. And yet, in 2011, within our own scene, women are still seen as somebody’s girlfriend, still play in ‘girl bands’, and still discouraged from playing an active role in making music. We own this scene. These bands and this music is ours. It’s up to us to make it better.

Each image has been developed and hand-printed at home, and each story has been taken from interviews with participants. Ada and Liam would like to extend a heartfelt thankyou to participants.

This series was shot with a Hasselblad 500C/M on Kodak Tri-X film, darkroom prints made on Ilford photographic paper.

These images will be shown at the Unsensored group exhibition, opening this Friday in Melbourne. Hope you can make it along.

UNSENSORED11
Collingwood Gallery
292 Smith Street Collingwood

Opening Night:
Friday 25th November 2011 from 6pm

Exhibition dates:
Saturday 26th November 2011 – Wednesday 7th December 2011

Gallery open daily:
10am – 6pm Saturday & Sunday
Midday – 6:30pm Monday – Friday