{"product_id":"maph-photography-fair-2026-madeleine-bare-inventing-reality","title":"Madeleine BARÉ: Inventing Reality","description":"\u003cp data-block-key=\"nrbje\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 MAPh Photography Fair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-block-key=\"nrbje\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadeleine BARÉ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInventing Reality\u003c\/strong\u003e  2025 \u003cbr\u003epigment ink-jet print \u003cbr\u003eunframed\u003cbr\u003e60.0 x 88.0 cm \u003cbr\u003eed. 1\/1 \u003cbr\u003ecollection of the artist\u003cbr\u003ecourtesy of the artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-block-key=\"nrbje\"\u003eThis artwork was a finalist in our annual TOPshots competition and exhibition held in the MAPh Atrium Gallery, \u003cspan\u003e11 March – 4 May 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTOPshots is an annual celebration of emerging photo-media artists selected from a large pool of entries. 2026 marks the 18th anniversary of this award and exhibition, which showcases exceptional photographic work produced by students who have completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects of Art Making and Exhibiting, Art Creative Practice and Media, as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) subject of Visual Arts and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) subject of Visual Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist statement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis work was taken at Port Douglas Beach, Far North Queensland. It captures a glimpse of a place that no other person could witness, where the ordinary becomes exotic and the known becomes unknown. By bending what is real into what could be, the image invite viewers to step beyond recognition and into imagination. It asks us to see the world not only as it is, but as it might exist in another state. Inventing reality is not about escaping the world, but about re-seeing it and discovering the magic in its folds, edges, and limitless horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAPh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50973893853417,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/1718\/0205\/files\/maddybare.jpg?v=1778032887","url":"https:\/\/shop.maph.org.au\/products\/maph-photography-fair-2026-madeleine-bare-inventing-reality","provider":"MAPh Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}