Passage The Art of Atong Atem

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Passage: The Art of Atong Atem is the first major monograph on acclaimed South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem. A vivid exploration of migration, memory and the making of identity, it traces her journey from South Sudan to Australia's east coast, revealing how family, storytelling and image-making shape her richly staged portraits.

Working across photography, video and textiles, Atem reimagines the intimacy of portraiture. Her signature framing devices - small portals hovering over her subjects' faces - invite us to look again, through a lens that is at once surreal and deeply personal. Drawing on the legacies of such African studio photographers as Malick Sidibe, Philip Kwame Apagya and Seydou Keita, she constructs lush tableaux that probe diaspora, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home.

Lavishly illustrated and featuring new essays by leading international voices, Passage is an essential volume on one of the most compelling artists of her generation.

Co-published with the National Gallery of Victoria.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781760765620
Published: September 2026

Number of pages: 256
Width: 235 mm
Height: 303 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd