Matthew Sleeth (b.1972)
130 Short Stories, 1994-1996. Collection of 49 vintage silver gelatin photographs, titled, dated and signed verso (some with inscriptions by the sitter), 50.5 x 40.7cm (paper size), 4-6cm (margins). In good condition except for exhibition pinholes to corners.
Short Stories was Sleeth's first major exhibition at the Contemporary Centre of Photography, Melbourne, which toured for a year to two regional galleries in Victoria and one commercial gallery in Sydney from 1996-1997. Twenty-six of the 48 photo-graphs, representing each series listed above, are reproduced in Roaring Days: Photographs by Matthew Sleeth, edited by Helen Frajman, M.33, Vic, 1998. The touring exhibition catalogue, newspaper reviews, and a copy of the book, Roaring Days, accompany this collection.

Short Stories consists of four series:
1. Cox and Rizzetti Foundry, Melbourne, 1994 [15 images]
2. Silvers Circus, Melbourne, 1994 [13 images]
3. Northern NSW, 1995 [8 images]
4. Boys, Melbourne, 1996 [11 images]