Drez, 2024, Render of ‘Phase I’ Installation, resin, acrylic, image courtesy of DREZ

Duality

Presented by Magma Galleries

Dates

Thu 23 May 11:00am - 6:30pm
Fri 24 May 11:00am - 6:30pm
Fri 24 May 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening event, light demonstration and artist discussion
Sat 25 May 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 26 May 11:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 29 May 11:00am - 6:30pm
Thu 30 May 11:00am - 6:30pm
Fri 31 May 11:00am - 6:30pm
Sat 01 Jun 11:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 02 Jun 11:00am - 4:00pm

Tickets

Free, No Booking Required

Venue

Magma Galleries
5 Bedford St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

Access

All gender bathroom, Assistance animals welcome, Live stream available, Online, Seating available

Duality is a site-specific installation exhibiting in the mezzanine space of Magma Galleries. Immerse yourself in the unique circular space designed by Tom Kovac as Drez transforms the mezzanine into an intimate dwelling, captivating viewers through light, colour, and interaction.

Drez presents a new light sculpture within this setting as an extension to his mural and painting practice. Working within the optical art canon, the sculpture is a resin poured art object. The light is designed to alter space through the use of interactive light elements controlled by the user via a smartphone.

Participants

DREZ

Drez is a multidisciplinary artist whose bold colour installations reimagine contemporary art dialogues within a modern public art context. Drez is known for his large-scale ‘Chromatic Pulse’ murals, adorned across buildings in Australia and abroad, but has a multidisciplinary practice grounded in experimentation and his roots as a street artist. His work pushes major art historical frameworks including Op-Art and Modernism into refreshed conversation, simultaneously establishing new perspectives on what contemporary street art can be.

Magma Galleries
MAGMA is a Melbourne based contemporary art program. It is a gallery and dynamic platform for the promotion and exhibition of the visual arts in Australia. Situated in an iconic architectural setting, originally designed by renowned architect Tom Kovac, the Collingwood space offers a cross cultural, multi disciplinary presentation of art. Established in 2021, MAGMA exhibits and represents emerging, mid career and significant contemporary artists throughout the Asia Pacific region. The gallery is respected for working with a deep commitment to artists, to support new works and build opportunities outside the gallery setting.