On Golden Days
James J. Robinson
The past is portrayed systemically in our culture as a bygone era of innocence and purity. Through films, literature, music, we tend to reflect idealistically on collective history as a way of anaesthetising contemporary anxiety. However, this yearning for ‘golden days’ means we fetishise an era where prejudice against minorities was rampant – erasing the lived experiences of marginalised peoples. Without the just retelling of history, who benefits?
Raising funds for Pay The Rent, On Golden Days takes the absurdity of glorifying the past and flips it on its head; calling on Robinson’s queer, Filipino identity to rewrite history with a series of photographs and video work starring an extensive Asian cast. This is Robinson’s first solo exhibition.
Kindly sponsored by Australia Council for the Arts, Hillvale Photo, Thirds Fine Art Printing, Icon Frames, Kayell Australia, The Vision House, Thompson Film Services, Format Scan and Graphic Content.
All works are archival pigment prints on Canson Baryta Prestige 340gsm paper by Thirds Fine Art Printing in Brunswick, Victoria. All works are framed with American Black Walnut using invisible museum glass by Icon Frames in Malvern, Victoria.
Works available for purchase below via PayPal. For all enquiries please email gallery@hillvale.com.au
1.
Island in the Dark (2022)
archival pigment print
30” x 40”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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2.
The Virtuous Sin (2022)
archival pigment print
30” x 40”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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3.
Community Meeting (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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4.
A Star is Born (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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5.
Ain’t No Angel (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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6.
City Lights (2022)
archival pigment print
30” x 40”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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7.
Odds Against Tomorrow (2022)
archival pigment print
30” x 40”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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8.
Heaven Bound (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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9.
This Day and Age (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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10.
The Girl From Spring (2022)
archival pigment print
40” x 30”, framed, edition 1/1
$4,000
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On Golden Days
Cast
Scene 1: City Lights
Ollie Conwell
Yoly Li
Jafri Yakin
Blake Zaire
Scene 2: Community Meeting
Aida Adriano
Alison Adriano
Rio Adriano
Patricia Casten
Nelson Clifton
Sasa Domingo
Henry Li
Michelle Li
Shelley Liu
Sean Louey
Angie Pai
Su Park
Petra
Sheila Robinson
Scarlett Rose
Lachy Siu
Celeste Watson
Scene 3: A Star is Born
Nak Assavatheptavee
Robert Baxter
Jia Jia Chen
Joana Crisologo
Usha Devi
Djacint Dumapias
Deanne Francisco
Claudia Lau
Daryl Lee
Arundhathi Lekshmi
Joyce Liu
Travis Loo
Maggie Madfox
Yuiko Masukawa
Hersh Nevgi
Mike Nguyen
Hyeri Park
Chris Xandrei
Yipeng Xu
Scene 4: Island in the Dark
Kevin Cheung
Ricky Sam
Scene 5: Ain’t No Angel
Cherry Kim
Canine Cast
Paloma Storey
Pie Pie Lau
Picasso Storey
Zsa Zsa Jones
On Golden Days
Crew
Photographer and Director
James J. Robinson
Producer
Rachael Morrow
Stylist
Kevin Cheung
Cinematography
Edward Goldner
Hair and Makeup Lead
Georgia Gaillard
Casting Director
Den Villar
Production Designer
Sara Glaoua
Choreographer
Aisha Kuryana
Gaffer
James Thompson
Title and Graphic Designer
Celeste Watson
1st AC
Drew Collins
Grip
Dan Mitton
Colour Grading
Fergus Rotherham
Styling Assistant
Olivia Rowan
Stage Designer
Karli Laredo
Set Designer Assistants
Will Roberts
Jack Mansour
Florist
Haley Toms
1st Hair and Makeup Assistant
Ivy Reynolds
2nd Hair and Makeup Assistant
Penelope Burke
3rd Hair and Makeup Assistant
Dan Collins
4th Hair and Makeup Assistant
Stephanie Coco
Gaffing Assistants
Jack Donald-McDowell
Kurt Robson
David Bourke
Production Assistants
Vishnu Hazell
Alex Munday
Joseph Haddad
Edeva Grace
Mustang Wrangler
Jack Robinson
Sparks Operators
Mirabai Hazell
Sasha Ebdering
Music Supervisor
Bianca Valencia
Film Processing
Werner Winkelmann, Neglab
Film Scanning
Peter Richards, Fixafilm
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