EXHIBITION: AN EVERYDAY TRANSCIENCE

John Joseph Dwyer photographed the Western Australian Goldfields from 1896 to 1917.

Witnessing a period of rapid change and growth, he documented the rise and fall of towns during the gold rush. His revealing images of townscapes, industrial landscapes, machinery and people give an historic and honest perspective, not only of the Goldfields but also the experience of transience.

Alongside rescanned and reprinted images for the Western Australian Museum’s collection the exhibition will feature original Dwyer prints loaned form the Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth.