‘Test Pattern’ by Finn Goldstraw

Finn Goldstraw, ‘Test Patterns’, Nov 15th - Dec 7th 2024, Five Walls - Footscray (Lily Razuki assisted with curation)

Test Pattern, the television visual calibration pattern used frequently between broadcasting times, although those ‘times’ were definitely situated in this worlds ‘analogue’ era.

Inspired by Wolfgang Tilmans, this exhibition was an expression of Finn’s photographic playfulness over 2 years. Leaning into the sterile and cold energies photographer can capture in a place, Finn celebrated the curious areas and places in our lives that we often over look as simple or mundane. For example, the large wall of toilets displays 100 images of public and residential toilets Finn had photographed himself urinating in. Shining a light on the raw character of the most unassuming place in our lives - the dunny.