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May 2016

Ash Tumer

Gallery 2 Savas Ash Tumer As an Australian with a Turkish background I have always felt conflicted by the glorification of ANZAC Day. Savas, literally meaning war in Turkish, explores… Continue reading

Lilach Mileikowski

Gallery 3 Home Land Lilach Mileikowski Issues such as rights and belonging determine and shape the condition of our lives (Rogoff, Irit. 2000. Terra Infirma. London: Routledge). My work explores… Continue reading

April 2016

Rachel Schenberg

Gallery 1 – Foyer Space To maybe stir the edge of a hole’s hind leg Rachel Schenberg Volcanic sand found on the beaches of Puerto Viejo, on the Caribbean side… Continue reading

Eddy Parritt

Space A The Black Sea Eddy Parritt Eddy Parritt’s cumulative painting project The Black Sea traces science fictional narratives through the lens of the sea. Parritt works within an inherited… Continue reading

Rhiannon Slatter

Space B Concrete Rhiannon Slatter Concrete, a series of large scale prints, represents both an extension of and departure from Rhiannon Slatter’s architectural photography. Her fascination with scales of production… Continue reading

Shannon Calcott

Project Space Foam Fields Shannon Calcott Contemporary practice demonstrates that photography can be a prompt, a process, a vehicle, a collective pursuit and not just the physical end of solitary… Continue reading

Natalie Philipatos

Gallery 2 Yes We Can Natalie Philipatos Yes We Can deals with the excessive desire for particular consumer goods intrinsic to Australian young adults (muppies) today. Focusing on dominant interior… Continue reading

Joe Hamilton – Patrick Hamilton – Tristan Jalleh – Sara Ludy – Jesse McLean

Gallery 3 Consolidated Volume Joe Hamilton – Patrick Hamilton – Tristan Jalleh – Sara Ludy – Jesse McLean “…satellite communication makes it possible to experience a rush of images from… Continue reading

March 2016

Jessica Hood

Gallery 1 – Foyer Space Proposition for Villette: Quarry Jessica Hood Proposition for Villette: quarry is the second in a series of Jessica Hood’s works responding to a coincidental passing… Continue reading

Elle Ross

Gallery 1 – Space A Present Adolescent Elle Ross Elle Ross is a Melbourne-based artist working predominantly in photography. Her practice centres on the traditional male ‘gaze’ and attempts to… Continue reading