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ALANNA BAXTER
Aug
20
to 1 Sept
20 Aug - 1 Sep

ALANNA BAXTER

WINDOW ROOM : ALANNA BAXTER

Exhibition dates. 20 Aug - 1 Sep, 2024
Opening Reception : Thursday 22 Aug 2024, 6:00 - 8:30 pm.


Alanna baxter’s sculptural, digital and print artworks delve into the essence of community care in a post-capitalist society. Her pieces explore the interconnected tiers of self, relationships, and home, extending to the broader global community. In the current zeitgeist, characterized by relentless pursuits of new frontiers and ownership, alanna’s work serves as a poignant counter-narrative. She envisions a grand shift toward communal care, where survival hinges on mutual aid and collective existence. Through toying with materiality and recontextualisation of forms alanna synthesizes these diverse elements into a cohesive sphere of care, advocating for a world where we see all children as our own and every community member as family. Her work resonates with the belief that true progress lies not in individual conquest but in the embrace of a unified, caring village. alanna’s art invites viewers to reimagine a society where interconnectedness and shared responsibility are the cornerstones of our existence. The selected works juxtapose Western nuclear and monogamous fictions with multi-tiered models of love.


We are Not Spectators, digital print on plywood, 59.5x84.1cm $345

You’re My Only, gouache, coloured pencil, ink, digital print, greylead, and luminous spray paint on repurposed wood, 30x66cm.   $299

Something Real, Wax and soap, dimensions vary NFS


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MERT BERDILEK
Aug
20
to 1 Sept
20 Aug - 1 Sep

MERT BERDILEK

SPACE 2: MERT BERDILEK

Exhibition dates. 20 Aug - 1 Sep, 2024
Opening Reception : Thursday 22 Aug 2024, 6:00 - 8:30 pm.

Tersine Göç | Reverse Migration - Photography by Mert Berdilek

After traversing 8000km+ on road  across Türkiye, a project was born by photographer Mert Berdilek, on how the country has changed, or hasn't since its formation 100 years ago. Shot solely on medium-format film, Tersine Göç ('Reverse Migration' in Turkish) is a journey into the heart of a country and its people. Where the lines of past and present are blurred. Where in some of the most remote locations, that elusive purity in humanity we're searching for as artists, is found, even if it were for just a fleeting moment.

Mert Berdilek, is a Melbourne based Australian-Turkish Photographer & Filmmaker. Mert's work focuses on returning to his roots, for artistic exploration on core themes experienced by many migrant children living in diaspora. Mert's two major projects in 2024 address the same concept of "Reverse Migration" in two different mediums. Tersine Göç ('Reverse Migration' in Turkish) is a documentary portrait photography project shot from West to East Türkiye, and Geride Kalanlar ('The Remains' in Turkish) is a debut feature film project, entering production in December 2024, during winter in Eastern Türkiye.

Support by Yarra City Arts

The first image in the series, is titled 'My Only Friend' and sets the tone for the work as a whole. It depicts a shepherd on his donkey. The story of the portrait below: "It was twilight, I was driving down a remote road from Doğubeyazıt to Iğdır, in far-eastern Turkey. Next to me, the snow-capped Ağrı Dağ / Mount Ararat. It is said that the mountain is the final resting place of Noah’s Ark, and the rebirth point of civilisation. At the foot of the mountain, a lone shepherd and his donkey, accompanied by hundreds if not thousands of sheep caught my eye.

So I stopped on the side of the road and began walking to this speck of a figure. He was surprised to see me, he told me I was the first person he had seen in a few days. “How old are you?” “Eighteen, abi” - this took me by surprise. “What’s his name?” there was a pause. “He doesn’t have a name.” I looked at the donkey again, noticing dried tears on the fur surrounding the eyes. “How old is he?” “He’s 9 years old” “You’ve been together for 9 years?” “Yes” “But he doesn’t have a name?” he shook his head. There was a long pause, I finally asked “Is he your friend?”. He took a moment to reply. When he finally did, his voice dropped, and he muttered almost under his breath “He’s my only friend”. Those words cut right through me. “Shouldn’t he have a name then?” “Yes.. he should” “Let’s name him then”. After some back and forth of who should name him, he insisted for me to name his donkey. My mind immediately went to my childhood pet dog, who we had lost and I still think about. When leaving, I heard him calling his only friend, by his new name while riding together toward the distant sheep. I had unshed tears in my eyes not knowing why I felt the way I did, but I was moved in a way I couldn’t really explain. I recounted this story to a close friend this week, in which he said “You know, your interaction probably changed his life”. I never thought of that, I don’t know if it changed his life but I know it definitely changed mine. It crystallised to me why we do what we do, with our cameras or our pens, seeking art out there in the real world."



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Tersine Göç | Reverse Migration

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TRIANGLE PROJECT
Aug
20
to 1 Sept
20 Aug - 1 Sep

TRIANGLE PROJECT

SPACE 1: TRIANGLE PROJECT

Exhibition dates. 20 Aug - 1 Sep, 2024
Opening Reception : Thursday 22 Aug 2024, 6:00 - 8:30 pm.


Art Exchange program offers an invaluable opportunity for Thai and Korean artists to enrich their perspectives, collaborate, and immerse themselves in the vibrant Australian culture. Participating artists will not only showcase their work but also engage in workshops, fostering a dynamic cultural exchange at the gallery.

Thai - Korean artist

Thosaphorn Sutham
Panchaluk Hareerak
Somporn Bhurichotitham
Kanokporn Hareerak
Lee In
Park Chiho,
An Haekyung
Lee Jiyun


 


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