Artists WA – showcasing West Australian artists

Loss + Endings = Fish In an Article for The New Yorker in July 2005 [Death of a fish], Adam Gopnik wrote that “the real proof of consciousness is the pain of loss”. Young children are often given fish as pets, trial and error to teach them about life and death and responsibility, so that perhaps as they grow older the passing of the family dog will be understood at a greater level a precursor to the deity of dying and rising or the life-death-rebirth. Fish for me are a very strong symbol of life’s... (more...)

Embargoed 1st October 2008 Childhood daydreams, influence for new photographic exhibition Cast your mind back to your childhood days, adorned with your mother’s pearls, dancing in the garden, feathers and flowers in your hair, playing dress-ups. You were just a girl, energetic, curious, carefree and full of high hopes and dreams. …Like I saw in your dreams, , is a series of post-process digital photographs and illustrations, capturing the child-like fantasies and day-dreams so many little girls... (more...)

Whitegoods : The Launch What Whitegoods Exhibition and Store Opening Who Artists: Creepy, Deathbot, Hagar, Golden Child, Sleep and Suspecto When Opens Wednesday 27th August from 6pm exhibition runs until Friday 12th September 2008 11am – 6pm daily Where Whitegoods, L1 276 William Street Northbridge This August sees the opening of yet another creative retail space on William Street. Whitegoods is Keith + Lottie’s new arm, which aims to aid creative inspiration by providing artists and designers... (more...)

West Australian photographer, Seng Mah, re-imagines the icon of the Australian surf-lifesaver beyond its traditional associations with masculinity and mateship. This exhibition asks whether the values and attitudes often attached to this prevailing icon are still relevant today, or if the traditions of surf life saving have evolved with the way we culturally identify ourselves as Australians. The pictures reveal stories of individual surf lifesavers: stories that can be poignant, dramatic, quirky... (more...)