3. Steve Hart Dressed as a Girl 1970 - 1971

Editor: So, here we have "3. Steve Hart Dressed as a Girl" by Sidney Nolan. The figure is undeniably unsettling, especially with that wide-eyed gaze. What is your reading of this peculiar portrait? Curator: It's a fascinatingly subversive image! Nolan often played with the Ned Kelly mythos, and this pushes it further. Is it Hart's vulnerability on display, or is it a commentary on performative identity, a disguise that reveals more than it conceals? The landscape itself mirrors the character's ambiguous state – a kind of dreamscape. What do you feel when you consider that this is more than just a visual representation? Editor: It's unnerving, yet thought-provoking. I hadn't considered the performative aspect. Curator: Exactly! It's a conversation, not just an image, isn't it?