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Derived from a saying boasting both adoration and urgency, Swallow It Without Salt reflects on food sovereignty in times of danger, scarcity, and hunger, inspired by her parent’s wartime storytelling and frugal home cooking.
Lara Chamas invited artists and creatives of militarised, invaded, and colonised backgrounds to an intimate art-dinner event of Levantine foods.
Come and create a persian inspired carpet out of hama beads with artist Kate Robinson. Inspired by her exhibition زندگی Zendegi, Kate has designed a template for the carpet and participants will be invited to come and add their creative flair to the project by creating sections of the carpet.
The name of this exhibition زندگی Zendegi means life in Farsi. English is a bit basic though and doesn’t really capture the word’s full complexity. The start of زندگی Zendegi is زن Zan which means woman. This represent the centrality of women to life. For me this is important because the phrase زن زندگی آزادی (Women Life Freedom) is also a symbol of the protests that are happening in Iran right now.
A group show featuring the work of Marli Madson, Enoki, Nyassa Levings, Ebben Saunders, Bec Suarez, Olivia Wood, Leena O’luu, and Nicholas Currie, all emerging artists living and making in Melbourne's west.
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