we/us/theirs/all
we/us/theirs/all is a major solo exhibition of new works by Murri artist Norton Fredericks that confronts our current epoch of catastrophe. We are living through a liminal timeline between mass extinction and the collapse of empires. Historically, humans have endured such collapses before—we have remnants of past civilisations as evidence. But what will remain after…
Read MoreAlas-alasan
Alas-alasan is an exhibition presenting new textiles by Javanese-born, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Leo Bagus Purnomo. These artworks feature traditional batik motifs of animals and plants, where alas (the forest) represents a liminal place between the earth and gunung (the mountain) — symbolic of heaven. Leo’s work draws on traditional Indonesian batik — a wax-resist dyeing technique…
Read MoreTending the Invasion
Tending the Invasion is a photographic installation by artist Angus Scott, who addresses blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) as a site of ecological, colonial, and personal entanglement. Introduced by imperial botanists, blackberry has since spread beyond control through native environments, becoming vilified within the same systems that once encouraged its presence. Rather than framing the plant as…
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