POLLY BORLAND: POLYVERSE
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
28 September 2018 – 3 February 2019

In 2018, the NGV presented an exhibition by celebrated Australian artist Polly Borland. Borland is a Melbourne born artist who now lives in Los Angeles and is known for her photographs of noted figures including Queen Elizabeth II, Nick Cave and Gwendoline Christie. The recent period of Borland’s practice has seen her explore more abstract and surreal imagery. Borland creates images that invite the viewer to see the human form in unfamiliar ways, infused both with humour and an unsettling disquiet. The exhibition comprises works from several of Borland’s important recent series, including Monster, Bunny, Smudge, and a series of new works.

Installation Views

Artworks

Polly Borland
Pupa XIX 2012

Polly Borland
Mother 2017
archival pigment print

Polly Borland
Monster 2017
archival pigment print

Polly Borland
Untitled XXXII 2006
Fujicolour crystal archive print
66.0 x 91.0 cm

Polly Borland
Untitled XXXII 2010
Chromogenic print
147.5 x 122 cm

Polly Borland
MORPH 7 2018
archival pigment print

Polly Borland
Morph 6 2018
Archival pigment print
200.0 x 162.5 cm

Polly Borland
Untitled XXX 2010

Polly Borland
Gag 2017

162.0 x 135.0 cm

Polly Borland
Untitled XVII 2006

91.0 x 66.0 cm