The Green Bus: Curator talk with Andrew Chapman

Hop on and ride! The Green Bus takes exhibition viewers on a photographic journey through the familiar streets of the city.
Melbourne is the muse of photographer Andrew Chapman, who has spent much of his life documenting our metropolis and the events that have fashioned it. Through a selection of 55 photographs spanning 55 years from 1971, he reveals the social history and community life that have played out on the streets and in the spaces that bring the city’s people together. Without nostalgia but with a candid and curious eye, he points to the traces of the past that mark the passage of time and the chimeric promises of urban life in the 21st century.

Curator talk: 12:00 – 1:00pm

City Gallery will be open Saturday 5 September 11:00am – 4:00pm

Images
1. Andrew Chapman, Watching for traffic on Queensbridge, Southbank, 1992, colour transparency, City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
2. Andrew Chapman, People sitting on top of a shop awning on Swanston Street watching the Moomba Parade, corner of Swanston and Little Collins Streets, March 1987, silver gelatin print, City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
3. Andrew Chapman, Photo Booth on Princes Bridge Station, circa 1993, colour transparency, City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

City Gallery is wheelchair accessible.