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Juno Gemes
Australian photographer
Juno Gemes (born 1944) is a Hungarian-born Australian activist and photographer, best known for her photography of Aboriginal Australians.[1] A performer, theatre director, writer and publisher, Gemes was one of the founders of Australia's first experimental theatre group The Human Body.
Early life
Juno Gemes was born in 1944 in Budapest, emigrating to Australia with her parents Alex and Lucy Gemes[2] in 1949.[3]
Career
Theatre
Gemes studied at the University of Sydney and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1964.[4] In 1968 Gemes directed The Human Body Australia's first experimental theatre group, established with Johnny Allen and Clem Gorman.[5][6] Some of The Human Body Performances at the Powerhouse warehouse in Haymarket, featured a geodesic light dome built by Jacky Joy Jacobson and Michael Glasheen from 5,000 light bulbs.[7