Echoes

‘Echoes’ explores reverberations in the human experience. The exhibition brings together works by eight Australian artists who examine the idea of echoes in diverse ways. Brenda L Croft, Hannah Gartside, Jason Phu, Jazz Money, Sanné Mestrom, Prue Stent and Honey Long, Jelena Telecki, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn.

It presents works that uncover past lives, alter egos and feedback loops. The works unpack personal, social and cultural histories and considers the distortion and loss of memory over time. The works utilise repetition, surrealism, and abstraction to communicate the unstable and subjective way that many recall lived experiences and histories.

‘Echoes’ features artists who are actively invested in how the past informs the present. Spanning neon, textiles, concrete, bronze, painting, photography and wax, many of the works consider physical materials as carriers of memory. The diverse artworks in Echoes evoke the senses and explore the interplay between enduring legacies and ephemeral experiences.

Image: Hannah Gartside ‘The Sleepover’ (detail), 2018-19, found nighties and slips c.1950-1970, deadstock synthetic fabric c.1970, millinery wire, timber, thread, 670cm x 280cm x 210cm, photo: Louis Lim, courtesy the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne.