Elvis Immortal
Ararat Regional Gallery – Ararat
February 4th, 2016 to March 27th, 2016
Elvis Immortal, will be shown in a solo exhibition at Ararat Regional Art Gallery between 4 February – 27 March 2016. Taken on the annivesary of Elvis’s death (16 August 1977) at the Melbourne General Cemetery, Polixeni Papapetrou photographed Elvis Presley fans, mourners and impersonators. Her series Elvis Immortal made between 1985 to 2002, documents a 17 year journey which observes the cult of Elvis in Melbourne and registers the pathos of the dedicated men and women who zealously keep his memory alive.