AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ZANNY BEGG ON EXHIBITION IN DUBBO
New to the Western Plains Cultural Centre is Zanny Begg’s exhibition These Stories Will Be Different, which will be on show from 8 March – 25 May 2025.
These Stories Will be Different, brings together a fascinating series of works that reimagine a medieval feminist paradise, probe the unsolved murder of a high-profile heritage campaigner and explore the connections between love, loss, and language in migrant communities in Australia.
The videos tell stories, but they also challenge the conventions of storytelling. Zanny Begg’s work invites you to see the world differently by playing with the structure of time and the expectations we have storytelling, her use of computer-generated randomisation changes the work each time it plays – creating the unexpected.
Zanny Begg is an award-winning Australian artist whose work has been exhibited widely in Australia. Her practice incorporates film, drawing and installation and is interested in exploring contested histories.
“All my work has been about ways of living and inhabiting the world…how we can live in the world differently. I am not sure if art alone can create a different world – but it can help us see how one could come into existence and the ways in which we can contribute to this process”, said artist Zanny Begg.
“Zanny Begg is an excellent storyteller and what makes her exhibition unique is the randomised versions of the story being portrayed, it is different every time someone watches it,” Dubbo Regional Council Curator Kent Buchanan said.
A highlight of Zanny Begg’s exhibition is her collaborative work with community groups in order to tell stories and explore human connection.
The Beehive, explores the unsolved murder of Sydney heritage campaigner and glamorous icon Juanita Nielsen. The Beehive uses an algorithm to create a video installation with a randomised structure allowing multiple versions of the story to unfold. There are over 1,344 versions of the film and each viewing offers a unique insight into this unsolved mystery.
“The video installation about Juanita Nielsen’s story will be a familiar case for many as it was a prominent unsolved mystery in Sydney in the early 1970s. The installation will have viewers questioning the case and what happened to her,” Mr Buchanan said.
This exhibition is curated by UNSW Galleries, Sydney and is touring nationally in partnership with Museums & Galleries of NSW.
For more information about the Zanny Begg exhibition visit www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org.
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2025