The Naked Eye

Hetty Johnston

Hetty Johnston is the founder and Executive Director of child protection organisation Bravehearts. She wants child pornography and consent laws tightened to prevent children being exploited through art.

Tony Bond

Tony Bond is the Chief Curator with the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He supports the work of photographer Bill Henson and believes people have overlooked the context of the artist’s photographs.

Lindy Allen

Lindy Allen is the Director of Regional Arts in Victoria. She is critical of Bill Henson’s work and says the use of a naked 13 year old girl is unacceptable.

Tamara Winkoff

Tamara Winkoff is the Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA). Following the recent controversy, NAVA will release an Art Censorship Guide to educate artists, galleries and wider society about the rights and responsibilities of artists.

Connie Petrillo

Perth based photographer Connie Petrillo was charged with child pornography offences after taking nude photographs of her children in 1995. After nearly three years Connie was cleared by the courts for any wrongdoing; however she feels the experience has affected her ability to work as an artist.

Zoe Bailey

Twenty-six year old Zoe Bailey was 15 when her photographer mother started taking photographs of her around the family farm. The photographs have been displayed at many art galleries and exhibitions around Australia.