Tracey Moffatt (b. 1960, Australia) draws inspiration from what she calls her ‘memory bank’–amélange of films watched, books read, and photographs viewed, as well as life experiences–and then filters them through her imagination, resulting in works that hover somewhere between reality, memory, and a dream. Imbued with heightened emotion and drama, Moffatt’s photographs and moving images often explore the themes of Australia’s colonial history, imbalances of power, sexuality, racial politics, and contemporary social issues.
