Diversifying Design History | Interactive Mural Launch
Presented by Swinburne University of Technology
DETAILS
Free, booking required
Swinburne University of Technology School of Design + Architecture. AR Building, Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Hawthorn Campus This building is best accessed via Glenferrie Station or Railway Arcade off Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.
Swinburne University of Technology, John Street, Hawthorn VIC, Australia
Diversifying Design History is a new mural that has been created by the Master of Design students from Swinburne University of Technology’s School of Design and Architecture in collaboration with Melbourne street artist Ghostpatrol a.k.a. David Booth. Together they have researched and designed a mural on their Hawthorn campus and will be launching it at this event.
Pam the Bird has recently polarised Melbourne and brought street art and graffiti back into our daily water cooler conversations. This event questions the value of legal and illegal murals and the power they have to reclaim space and spread messages publicly. Artist David Booth will launch the mural in conversation with Dr Sabina Andron, a graffiti expert, and Swinburne lecturer Dr Jane Connory, to discuss how our vibrant city still embraces public murals and the power they have to convey important societal messages.
Come for the conversation, and enjoy a free lunch from Taco Truck and All Day Donuts.
Participants
Dr Jane Connory
Jane is a senior academic at Swinburne University’s School of Design and Architecture, specialising in the intersection of communication design, gender equity, and social impact. Her work investigates how design can address community challenges and amplify silenced voices. As a member of the Centre for Innovative Design and through her research and teaching, Jane strives to inspire students to create thoughtful and innovative designs that contribute to a more equitable and inclusive society.
David Booth (Ghostpatrol)
David, who also works under the pseudonym Ghostpatrol, is a Hobart-born artist based on the lands of the Kulin Nation. His practice shifts between studio works, site specific installations, commissioned murals and commercial design. His work has been exhibited at and acquired by several leading institutions including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Museum and Parliament House Art Collection.
Dr Sabina Andron
Sabina is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Cities and Urbanism at the Melbourne Centre for Cities. She is an expert in visual aspects of urban spaces, graffiti, and public signage. She researches visual culture in cities to understand how we create and resist social orders through the use of public signs and images. Her work seeks to describe and enrich the tensions, diversity, and media of public expression in the city.
Swinburne Master of Design students
Yashika Bajaj, Chamroeun (David) Chea, Deanne Dsouza, Mingyang (Min) Huang, Wan Lun, Sophia Huang, Richa Gaurang Parmar, Roza Sarath, Peter Vongunster, Suwan Dharshana Wijesinghe, Panchanok (Mind) Juntanarach and Runyu Li are Swinburne Master of Design students that have put in enormous efforts to create the mural.