Traces: In Conversation with Chris Bell and Bob Brown

Explore the themes at the heart of Traces; memory, place, and the fragile relationship between people and the natural world.
Photographer Chris Bell and environmentalist Bob Brown will consider the intersections of art, environment, and community, weaving personal stories with broader cultural and ecological contexts.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the exhibition and the ideas that shape it, while also being invited to reflect on their own connections to landscape and memory.

This event promises a thoughtful and inspiring conversation, highlighting the power of art and activism to illuminate the world around us.

A passionate naturalist, Chris has been photographing wild places and wild things for over 30 years. He is a deeply committed conservationist and was a founding member of both Australia’s Wilderness Society and the Tasmanian National Parks Association.

He has had 5 books published of his photography and writing, with recent publications includingThe Tarkine and the companion book to QVMAG's exhibition,Traces: Chris Bell.

“It is crucial we re-establish our reverence of Nature and regain an understanding of its workings if there is to be any future for humanity.
I want to present beauty as a worth in itself, and for that beauty to act as a conduit to a new affirmation with the natural world which we so desperately need to establish.” - Chris Bell

Chris works largely with a Linhof Technikardan 4x5” camera.

Traces: Chris Bell

A passionate naturalist, Chris Bell has been photographing wild places and wild things for over 30 years.

Through the lens of his camera, Bell captures patterns and traces in the landscape and blurs the lines between wilderness photography and art photography.

His work casts a spotlight on vulnerable places and threatened species to bolster conservation efforts.

Traces: Chris Bell
Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Steet, Launceston
20 September 2025 – 15 February 2026
Free entry | Open 10am to 4pm daily

Image: QVMAG

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