http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/457 Work shown in First Site Gallery Two 344 Swanston Street Melbourne from 29 August to 8 September 2007. What's Cookin' Good Lookin'? What's Cookin' Good Lookin'? is a series of analogue photographic portraits that explore notions of domesticity and question the possibility of absolute authenticity in documentary photography. The images elegantly combine technical formalism with a wilful naivety that emphasises the intrinsic beauty of the everyday. Beattie utilises common experiences and practises to examine the changing role of the kitchen as a site for the socio-cultural cultivation and contestation of femininity. Far from being chained to the stove, these domestic goddesses inhabit their territory with aplomb. Each portrait is accompanied by an image of photographs on display in each home that offers additional insight into the lives of each woman. What's Cookin' Good Lookin'? is a joyful celebration of the lives of contemporary urban women and a succinct tribute to the ways in which we use photography to tell stories about our selves. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us <img src='http://s3.amazonaws.com/lightstalkers/images/69427/tash_small.jpg' /><br />Tash<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69427'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69427 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:48:52 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69427 <img src='http://s3.amazonaws.com/lightstalkers/images/69427/tash_small.jpg' /><br />Tash<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69427'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://s3.amazonaws.com/lightstalkers/images/69432/ames_small.jpg' /><br />Ames<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69432'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69432 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:48:52 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69432 <img src='http://s3.amazonaws.com/lightstalkers/images/69432/ames_small.jpg' /><br />Ames<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/69432'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370926/lucypobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Lucy<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370926'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370926 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:29:55 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370926 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370926/lucypobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Lucy<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370926'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370929/sarahpobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Sarah<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370929'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370929 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:30:01 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370929 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370929/sarahpobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Sarah<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370929'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370932/leahandstella_small.jpg' /><br />Leah and Stella<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370932'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370932 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:30:11 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370932 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/370932/leahandstella_small.jpg' /><br />Leah and Stella<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/370932'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372444/deb1_small.jpg' /><br />Deb<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372444'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372444 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:41:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372444 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372444/deb1_small.jpg' /><br />Deb<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372444'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372447/carlapobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Carla<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372447'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372447 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:41:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372447 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372447/carlapobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Carla<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372447'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372450/judypobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Judy<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372450'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372450 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:41:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372450 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/372450/judypobtem_small.jpg' /><br />Judy<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/372450'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/412350/1kellie_small.jpg' /><br />Kellie<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412350'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412350 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:52:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412350 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/412350/1kellie_small.jpg' /><br />Kellie<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412350'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/412356/6lilijpg_small.jpg' /><br />Lili<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412356'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412356 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:52:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412356 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/412356/6lilijpg_small.jpg' /><br />Lili<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/412356'>view full-size image</a> Natasha Beattie