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Art Nation - Bruno Benini, ABC Arts Online- Wednesday, 13 April
Artist, fashion stylist and publicist, Hazel Benini: tells of her move from New Zealand to Australia, and of becoming a successful window display artist.
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The story of Hazel and Bruno Benini: how they met and how they worked together to create trendsetting fashion photographs
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Setting the scene: Hazel Benini designs, constructs and creates inspiring and imaginative props for Bruno Benini’s fashion photographs.
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Hazel and Bruno Benini working together: capturing fashion photographs and creating the look on location.
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Jan Stewart, one of Bruno Benini’s favourite models: talks about working as a fashion model with Hazel and Bruno Benini.
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Di Comben, assistant in the Benini studio during the 1970s: tells stories behind the fashion photographs and how the looks were created.
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Urban stylist and photographer Fernando Frisoni was joined by Shelly Horton, the Sun Herald’s Editor at large, for a Q&A.
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Capturing the stories
To create the exhibition, Museum staff captured many oral histories and interviewed people who had worked closely with Bruno Benini: Hazel Benini, Bruno’s widow and the stylist and co-producer of many of Bruno’s photos; Di Lisle-Williams (formerly Di Comben), assistant in the Benini studio during the 1970s; and Jan Powell (formerly Jan Stewart) one of Bruno's favourite models.
Sharing stories
Three photographers, and members of their teams, shared insights into their creative work during the 2010 Sydney Design festival. The Museum recorded their stories and pictures on video: photographer David Mist revisited his archive in the basement; urban stylist and photographer Fernando Frisoni was joined by Shelly Horton, the Sun Herald’s Editor at large, for a Q&A; and photographer Juli Balla discussed how she ‘creates the look’ with stylist Matt Stegh and makeup artist Rae Morris.
Behind the scenes: making the immersive mirror experience in the exhibition.