Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Photo courtesy J Forsyth.

Ruth Maddison Equal pay demo, Bourke Street Melbourne, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative, 39 x 58 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Last night I had the strangest dream (#1), 2020, pigment print, hand coloured and digitally enhanced, 64 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Prison Officers, Pentridge, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative (Print by Les Walkling), 50 x 50 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Untitled #18, 1979, from the series
Christmas holidays with Bob’s family. Mermaid Beach,
Queensland 1979, pigment print from scan, edition 1/1,
10.5 x 16.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre
for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Ponch Hawkes, Helen and Alice Garner, 1978/2018, pigment print from scanned negative, 22.6 x 15 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Keith Haring, 1985/2014, pigment print from scanned negative, hand-coloured and digitally enhanced, 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Equal pay demo, Bourke Street Melbourne, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative, 39 x 58 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Last night I had the strangest dream (#1), 2020, pigment print, hand coloured and digitally enhanced, 64 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Prison Officers, Pentridge, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative (Print by Les Walkling), 50 x 50 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Untitled #18, 1979, from the series
Christmas holidays with Bob’s family. Mermaid Beach,
Queensland 1979, pigment print from scan, edition 1/1,
10.5 x 16.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre
for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Ponch Hawkes, Helen and Alice Garner, 1978/2018, pigment print from scanned negative, 22.6 x 15 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Keith Haring, 1985/2014, pigment print from scanned negative, hand-coloured and digitally enhanced, 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Equal pay demo, Bourke Street Melbourne, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative, 39 x 58 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Last night I had the strangest dream (#1), 2020, pigment print, hand coloured and digitally enhanced, 64 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Prison Officers, Pentridge, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative (Print by Les Walkling), 50 x 50 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Untitled #18, 1979, from the series
Christmas holidays with Bob’s family. Mermaid Beach,
Queensland 1979, pigment print from scan, edition 1/1,
10.5 x 16.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre
for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Ponch Hawkes, Helen and Alice Garner, 1978/2018, pigment print from scanned negative, 22.6 x 15 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Keith Haring, 1985/2014, pigment print from scanned negative, hand-coloured and digitally enhanced, 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Equal pay demo, Bourke Street Melbourne, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative, 39 x 58 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Last night I had the strangest dream (#1), 2020, pigment print, hand coloured and digitally enhanced, 64 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Prison Officers, Pentridge, 1985, pigment print from scanned negative (Print by Les Walkling), 50 x 50 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Untitled #18, 1979, from the series
Christmas holidays with Bob’s family. Mermaid Beach,
Queensland 1979, pigment print from scan, edition 1/1,
10.5 x 16.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre
for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Ponch Hawkes, Helen and Alice Garner, 1978/2018, pigment print from scanned negative, 22.6 x 15 cm (image size). Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Ruth Maddison Keith Haring, 1985/2014, pigment print from scanned negative, hand-coloured and digitally enhanced, 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist and the Centre for Contemporary Photography.