As photographers and friends for over 30 years, Werner Hammerstingl and Mimmalisa Trifilò have collaborated on this project since March 2020, just before COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne. The project began with the premise of responding to each other’s photographic images and text via email. It has since become more complex with additional provocations being considered along with the other modes of expression.

This ongoing project consists of 118 images to date that shift from personal portrayals, vignettes and storytelling to reflections on photography as a vehicle for ideas, thoughts and feelings.

Biography

Werner Hammerstingl has practiced photo media since 1970 and began exhibiting in 1975. Since then, he has held 23 solo exhibitions and participated in some 300 group shows in Australia and overseas. He has taught photography at tertiary level between 1984 and 2012.

Mimmalisa Trifilò is an artist educator who is passionate about collaborative modes and the power of social art practice to engage the public in alternative settings. She began working with photography under Werner’s guidance in 1994.