Erin Lee

Photographer

Bio

Erin Lee is a documentary photographer and photobook artist originally from New Zealand, currently based in Naarm, (Melbourne, Australia).

Nationality

New Zealander

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LEGAL FICTION

LEGAL FICTION

Legal Fiction examines how a white Australian nation was deliberately constructed, and not an incidental result of colonisation. It traces how the fiction of an empty continent became a political and medical project to protect the new white population.

Project by Erin Lee
The Crimson Thread by Erin Lee

The Crimson Thread By Erin Lee

The Crimson Thread investigates the ubiquitous presence of Australia’s British heritage through the lens of Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Tour of Australia in 1954, to better understand the impacts of colonisation and white privilege on contemporary society.

Photobook by Erin Lee
Legal Fiction

Legal Fiction

Legal Fiction explores the creation of a white society in Australia, combining stark imagery with archival material to highlight the impact of medical and social scientists' obsession throughout the 20th century to “protect” the white race.

Project by Erin Lee
The Crimson Thread

The Crimson Thread

'The Crimson Thread' is a work in progress which examines the omnipresence and continual honouring of colonial history in Australia to better understand the impacts of colonisation and white privilege

Project by Erin Lee