Grounded Allegories: Healing, Replenishing, Reconnecting
Presented by acaione
DETAILS
Free, no booking required
Balam Balam
15 Phoenix Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia
DATES
Mon 18 May 9am – 5pm
Wed 20 May 9am – 5pm
Thu 21 May 9am – 5pm
Fri 22 May 9am – 5pm
Sat 23 May 9am – 5pm
Sun 24 May 9am – 5pm
Sun 24 May 2 – 3.30pmBook now
Design talk
The Grounded Allegories exhibition and panel discussion aims to inspire dialogue about design’s responsibility in shaping resilient futures. Through the works, the exhibition asks: How might design mend relationships between humans and nature? What materials, systems and narratives could replenish what has been depleted in our society?
Featuring works by four visual artists and designers, the exhibition envisions futures where human and ecological wellbeing coexist in balance. Encompassing objects and images, the exhibition showcases how research through design can embody empathy, resilience and respect for humanity and the living planet.
An interactive installation explores the care we grant one another, engaging with period pride and poverty. Two three-dimensional works explore the poetic potential of natural materials, from trees and branches to the mycelial network that connects them. An image-based work probes the inner world of ephemeral ice sculptures as they melt.
During the week-long exhibition, a series of designer talks will provide a platform for exchange between designers, academics, artists and the public.
Participants
Anna Caione
Anna Caione explores abstract concepts with an aim to manifest a personal vision, with an interest in the historical, nostalgic, and poetic aspects of her Italian heritage. Like the Arte Povera artists of the 1960s and 1970s, her practice is concerned with subjective understandings of matter and space.
Dr Jane Connory
Dr Jane Connory is skilled in practice-based design research, data visualisation, design history and using design as a tool for activism.As an experienced design educator and member of the Centre for Innovative Design at Swinburne’s School of Design and Architecture, her work focuses on gender equity, inclusivity and diversity in design.
Joanna Gardener
Joanna Gardener is a designer, artist, researcher and educator working in experiential design. Her practice explores the nexus of cartography, design and art, investigating perceptions of place.
John Stanislav Sadar
John Stanislav Sadar is a co-founder of Little Wonder, an interdisciplinary design studio that explores alternative ways of considering ecological issues by focusing on the relationships between designed things, environments and people.Through engaging natural phenomena and experimenting with materiality, Little Wonder looks beyond technological performance, seeking deeper and more meaningful connections with our world.Their work has been awarded and exhibited internationally and is part of the permanent collection of the NGV.