I’m delighted to share that my photograph, ‘Laundry Day, Chang Moi’, taken earlier this year during my residency there, has been honoured with a Commendation in The Mono Awards, which received over 4,000 entries this year.
The Mono Awards 2024
IPF 2024 – Indonesia Photo Fair
It’s an honour to be one of the 77 artists from 31 cities across 9 countries invited to exhibit at the IPF 2024 – Indonesia Photo Fair this month at Galeri Emiria Soenassa & S. Sudjojono, Cikini, Jakarta, Indonesia.
A huge thank you and congratulations to the incredible team, including Fair Director Cristian Rahadiansyah, Tina Sindukusumo, Olivia Syafitrig and Andika Budiman, who have organised this fantastic festival; it is such a pleasure to work with you and be part of the fair.
Here are some exhibition photos by Sekelakfoto courtesy of IFP / JIPFEST. In the image above, you can see my three large black-and-white photographs currently on display.
IPF 2024 – Indonesia Photo Fair
5–8 September 2024
Galeri Emiria Soenassa & S. Sudjojono, Cikini, Jakarta, Indonesia
Galeri Emiria Soenassa & S. Sudjojono, Cikini, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Good Lab – Artist Residency Update
Last night’s exhibition opening was fantastic, and an honour to be part of this with such talented artists while we are here in Chiang Mai together.
It has been a whirlwind of a week, with all 21 artists from across the world, with artists from here in Thailand, and from Indonesia, The Philippines, Portugal, Cambodia, Spain, Taiwan, the USA and fellow Australians, all getting to know each other and our practices, sharing ideas, inspirations, and already brainstorming together ways to collaborate on outcomes for week two.
We kicked everything off with an impromptu house party with the New Burma collective, then a welcome dinner together, and I believe on day two, we had a fabulous walking tour looking at the architecture of the people by the even more fabulous professor Ajarn Phuwa of Studiophuwa, which was so fascinating.
Two panel discussions in the grounds of Wat Chomphu Temple, on the re-invention of Public space in Chiang Mai, with Phwua, and remarkable artists Wave Weeratouch Pongruengkiat, and Krai Sridee, and Art for Air, a time for reflection, looking at the issues of the pollution crisis here, with insights of the work and research by artist Som Supaparinya, Worapoth Kongngern and Sasiwimon Wongjarin, founder and director of Studio 88 artist residency, where we also met a group of environmental artists also currently on residency here in Chaing Mai, with Sasiwimon.
Lucky for me, I also got to celebrate my birthday in the middle of this residency! So, on my birthday, we went to the Loft Cafe/Golden Land Solidarity Collective (what a beautiful space! I highly recommend if you find yourself in Chiang Mai) for a creative talk and panel discussion, ‘Aren’t We All Displaced?’ where we heard from the inspirational, Hnin Yee, the co-founder of Newburma Suchart, co-founder of Titang, Ganji of Triple Edge and Breanna, the founder of Golden Land Solidarity Collective, who are all actively doing so much for their communities, to support, empower, advocate and celebrate the culture and people of Myanmar and those displaced.
We then ended the evening with a screening on a rooftop of a Sudanese film, ‘Talking About Trees’, Directed by Suhaib Gasmelbari, which was hosted by Dude Movie, a film screening collective decentralising access to moving image. This was such a fitting location to watch this film, given the topic, where the filmmakers struggled to open and screen a film in an open-air cinema for their community.
Along with another screening of documentaries on Friday night of ‘Mother and Me’, by Setthasiri Chanaradpong, for its premiere in Northern Thailand, and Captial of Mae La, by Nuankhanit Phromchanya, which was followed by talk on the topic of displaced people, with the directors and Sorayut Aiemueayut, writer of ‘Becoming Melayu’, Walai Buppha, producer of ‘Mother and Me’ and curator of ‘Heard the Unheard: Remembrance of Tak Bai 2004, Hnin the co-founder of Newburma and Nuankhanit Belle Phromchanya, Director of Capital of Maela.
I have also seen and made friends with so many street cats, walked a ridiculous amount each day, so much so that my phone is confused by the increased step count. Shared and enjoyed incredible food and drinks with artists and locals while sharing stories and experiences. Heaps of live music and late-night adventures. Followed each morning by copious amounts of coffee as we have all tried to digest the intense week we have had over week one of The Good Lab residency by Micro Galleries.
And while I am still processing much of it, and I suspect I will be for quite some time, it has already inspired so much, and I am so thankful for the experience and the connections I am making here.
Today is a quiet and slower start, which is very much needed. After our opening last night and dancing the night away at a cool underground bar, I am currently in a van heading up the mountain with everyone to experience the last night of the Shambhala festival.
ARTiFacts: Art For The Future
𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
A group exhibition at SOME SPACE Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Art from 17 international and local artists, live music from Triple Edge, Techinfolk, Anna Maria Olsson.
Art from 17 international and local artists, live music from Triple Edge, Techinfolk, Anna Maria Olsson.
Co-curated by Micro Galleries and SOME SPACE and in partnership with Lanner, TEMPO.wav, Tomorrow.Lab, and Triple Edge, this exhibition is part of Micro Galleries’ The Good Lab program: a two-week guerrilla artist residency, knowledge-sharing, incubator, and community engagement initiative.
Exhibiting Artists:
• Dakarai Akil (USA)
• Yuni Bening (Indonesia)
• Kristine Buenavista (Philippines)
• Marrz Capanang (Philippines)
• Noel Epalan Jr. (Philippines)
• Rhiannon Hopley (Australia)
• Miguel Jeronimo (Portugal / Cambodia)
• Lee, Chun-Tsung (Taiwan)
• Luigerman (Colombia)
• MediaLegal (Indonesia)
• Catherine O’Leary (Australia)
• Mandy Schoene-Salter (Australia)
• Sarah Sculley (Australia)
• Satita Taratis (Thailand)
• Uncle Joy (Indonesia)
Opening Night – 17th February:
Opening Night – 17th February:
6 pm – 7.30 pm: Air on the move: A talk with campaigners + Activists
7.30 pm – 8 pm: Meet the artists
8 pm – 10 pm: live music performances and visual jams by Triple Edge, Techinfolk, and Anna Maria Olsson
Artifacts: 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
SOME SPACE Gallery
124/4-5 Sri Poom Rd, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
17 – 24th February 2024SOME SPACE Gallery
124/4-5 Sri Poom Rd, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
6 pm – 10 pm each evening
Exhibition Statement:
An artifact is a tangible object, made by a person, imbued with cultural, historical, or personal significance. It’s a concrete piece of the past that tells a story, sparks curiosity, and connects us to our roots. artifacts are vital because they preserve our heritage, teach us about our ancestors, and help us understand how societies have evolved over time. They’re like time capsules, offering invaluable insights into human ingenuity, creativity, and resilience.
At Micro Galleries, in 2024, we are making ARTifacts. These are objects made for the future. These are not merely objects of aesthetic beauty or historical significance; they are imbued with deeper meaning, serving as conduits between the past, present, and future. At their core, ARTifacts represent the fusion of creativity and purpose, as artists draw upon the rich tapestry of human experience and knowledge to craft items that offer hope, inspiration, and guidance for future generations to remember, learn and use to create a better future.
At the heart of the ARTifacts concept lies the idea of using art as a vehicle for storytelling to the future. Each ARTifact is a tangible manifestation of our collective memories, experiences, and aspirations. They serve as imprints of our journey through time, capturing the essence of what it means to be human in an ever-changing world, and to convey information from the past while simultaneously offering glimpses of a better future.
ARTifacts can have a practical utility beyond their aesthetic value. They can serve as tools for education, empowerment, and social change: catalysts for transformation.
At the heart of this exhibition lies a profound question: How can we meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet? This question serves as our guiding light for all our 2024 programs, drawing inspiration from the principles of Doughnut Economics and its call for balance between human prosperity and planetary health. It is a compass that directs our journey towards a more equitable, sustainable, and harmonious future.
These 17 artists have created ARTifacts for you to explore and be curious about. They explore a diverse range of themes and present them through an even more diverse range of practices and cultural lenses. Capturing nature through urban aesthetics, harnessing technology to explore beauty, upcycled materials and illustrations to bring joy and playfulness, Afro-futurism through assemblage, small poems and books of hope and connection, photography that poetically captures our present which has our future kinetically embedded within it and new media art + augmented reality to propel us visually forward.
May you find moments of beauty, joy, and connection at SOME SPACE amongst these ARTifacts. And, when you leave, amidst the challenges we face, may you go forward with a renewed sense of purpose and commitment to changing the world…in small and creative ways.
Midnight Rice Festival, Thailand
I’m excited to announce that Project/Forward will be featured as part of the program for the three-day Midnight Rice festival in Chiang Mai.
Since its beginning during the COVID-19 lockdowns, I have been involved as the digital director/creative lead and as an artist in Project/Forward, a festival that showcases moving image projections of artists around the worldFrom Friday, 24 November, through Sunday, 26 November, join ‘Kon.Kao.Yakoo Chang Moi’: the Midnight Rice Festival 2023, a contemporary celebration of Loy Krathong and the Midnight Rice ceremony at Wat Chom Phu in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
On the night of the full moon, from November 24-26, 2023, the people of Chang Moi will come together to celebrate the Yee Peng festival with a traditional rice pudding ceremony against the backdrop of their community temple, Wat Chomphu. Juxtaposed with traditional rituals, the young generation comes together for a blend of culture; multimedia art exhibitions of visuals and sound, a community market, karaoke, live music, and more.
This festival is a celebration of community, culture, and creativity. It is a chance to experience the best of Chiang Mai’s traditional and contemporary offerings. — The blending, mixing, and stirring of the old and the new.
𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
𝐀𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐮, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐢, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐢
24, 25 November from 4 pm to 10 pm
26 November, 4 pm onwards until the morning.
– Rice blessing ceremony from midnight, and rice chanting ritual from 5 am
24, 25 November from 4 pm to 10 pm
26 November, 4 pm onwards until the morning.
– Rice blessing ceremony from midnight, and rice chanting ritual from 5 am
Un[contained] Arts Festival
The Uncontained Arts Festival is back for another three days of fun and excitement for our community. Last year’s event attracted over 30,000 people to the heart of Kogarah and, in 2021, was nominated for Best Arts Festival in the Australian Street Art Awards.
From Friday, 23 June, to Sunday, 25 June, the Festival will feature an array of immersive art installations, live performances, and mouth-watering food trucks.
It has been an absolute pleasure to be invited to work with Georges River Council and Hurstville Art Gallery and Museum to reenvision my work, Dinner’s Past, into a multi-sensory installation artwork that will transform the large foyer of Kogarah Library that leads out into the Town Square.
Dinners Past, is an immersive installation that explores remembrance and placemaking through projection, sound, and scent. By evoking memories of lost and past moments, both abstract and lucid, fond memories of shared meals with friends and family; the noise, the discussions, the disagreements, the quaint and peaceful moments, the celebrations and milestones, the installation creates a sensory experience that invites viewers to connect with the work with a sense of familiarity and remember those who have passed and continue to make new memories with those they love, connect with new friends, and others who are yet to join us at our dinner table.
Special thanks to Jocelyn Fullerton of Cult of Scent for her incredible expertise and collaboration in creating the scent. I invite you to take a seat at the table during the festival.
Exhibiting Artists:
Pulsing Heart // Amy Claire Mills // Aaron McGarry // Nathan Starchild // UNSW Illuminate // Rhiannon Hopley // Curious Legends // Ox King // Darren Charlwood // Tim Andrew
Un[contained] Arts Festival
Kogarah Town Square, Belgrave Street Kogarah
Friday 23 – Sunday 25th June 2023Kogarah Town Square, Belgrave Street Kogarah
4.30 pm – 10 pm each evening
60th Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected for the 60th Annual Fisher’s Ghost Art Award 2022, at Campbelltown Arts Centre.
The prestigious Fisher’s Ghost Art Award coincides with Campbelltown’s annual Festival of Fisher’s Ghost. Held over 4 days, the Festival dates back to 1956 and celebrates Australia’s most famous ghost – Frederick Fisher.
The 60th Annual Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Opening Night & Award Announcement will be held at Campbelltown Arts Centre on Friday 4 November, from 6.30pm.
Tickets to this event are extremely limited, if you would like to come along to opening night, you can book your tickets through the Campbelltown Arts Centre here: Opening Night Tickets
The exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday, 29 October until Friday 9 December.
More info:
https://c-a-c.com.au/
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
Opening Night – 4 November
Exhibition dates – 29 October – 9 December
SubTerrains Bankstown Biennale
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Join me for the launch of SubTerrains Bankstown Biennale 2022
at Bankstown Arts Centre on Saturday, October 8 Exhibition 8 October – 26 November
My work will be included as part of a special screening of Juxta, which showcases 45 original sound and video works that respond to the theme of FIRE and WATER. Biennale Artists Opening 8 October Bankstown Arts Centre SubTerrains Bankstown Biennale – 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200
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DASS Design Week Jakarta
DASS M Block Design Week October 2022 – Jakarta
4 – 16 October 2022
I am thrilled to announce that my video work, Resurgence, has been selected as one of 30 artworks from over 400 for a special DASS Design Week screening at M Block in Jakarta, Indonesia, supported by Connected Art Platform and Media Art Globale.
About my work, Resurgence,
Technology and advancement cannot erase the deeply embedded purpose of nature: to survive at all costs. All of our futile attempts to destroy something so stunningly complex and beautiful will instead only destroy us. As we look for answers in all the wrong places, nature is learning how to reinvent itself, to revive and reform into its beautiful, delicate and resilient purpose.
It was originally created for Project/Forward: 2048 and recently exhibited at Sydney Fringe Festival in the Rocks, Sydney and the original month-long DASS exhibition back in April-May.
4 – 16 October 2022
Mbloc – Jl Panglima Polim Raya No.37, Melawai, Kec. Kby. Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12160
For more information: mediaartglobale.
DASS Jakarta
DASS 2022 – Jakarta
9 April – 9 May 2022
I am excited to announce that my video work Resurgence has been selected for DASS 2022, a month-long exhibition in the incredible Mbloc Space in Jakarta, supported by Connected Art Platform and Media Art Globale.
About my work, Resurgence,
Technology and advancement cannot erase the deeply embedded purpose of nature: to survive at all costs. All of our futile attempts to destroy something so stunningly complex and beautiful, will instead only destroy us. As we look for answers in all the wrong places, nature is learning how to reinvent itself; to revive and reform into its beautiful, delicate and resilient purpose.
It was originally created for Project/Forward: 2048, and recently exhibited at Sydney Fringe Festival in the Rocks, Sydney.
9 April – 9 May 2022
Mbloc – Jl Panglima Polim Raya No.37, Melawai, Kec. Kby. Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12160
For more information: mediaartglobale.
NEXUS – Juxta Jam, Bankstown Art Centre
NEXUS – Juxta JamSaturday 9 April 2022 // 3 – 9 pmJoin me for the premiere of Juxta Jam on Saturday, 9 April, as part of NEXUS: Youth Arts Festival at Bankstown Arts Centre. NEXUS is an eclectic mix of installations, exhibitions, music, and workshops. NEXUS runs from 3 pm to 8 pm, with Juxta Jam featuring in the theatre from 5 pm to 8 pm. You can find out more about NEXUS here: cb.city/nexus Juxta Jam is a club-style installation where V/Djs mix sound and images to create new narratives and emotional states. Juxta Jam features 45 video and sound works created by 44 artists. These works will be mixed live by our special guest V/DJs – Marlene Cummins and Isaiah Kennedy. Juxta Jam showcases 45 original sound and video works that respond to the theme of FIRE and WATER. Juxta FIRE artists are (in no particular order): Lucy Simpson, Arun Neelakandan, Chrysoulla Markoulli, Emma Harlock, Feras Shaheen, Isabella Rahme, Gabriela Green Olea, Nick Atkins, Joseph Tabua, Tala Issaoui, Kim Pham, Rhiannon Hopley, Mohammad Awad, Satiu Studios, Tamara Lee Bailey, Bruce Koussaba, Vincent Tay, and Liliana Occhiuto. Juxta WATER artists are (in no particular order): Mohammad Awad, Joseph Brown, Grace Chow, Frank Dwyer, Fadle El-Harris, Bernadette Fam, Scarlett Gibson-Williams, Gabriela Green, Hal Goulding, Me-Lee Hay, Kittu Hoyne, Peter Kennard, Bedelia Lowrencev, Chrysoulla Markoulli, Laura McInnes, Pru Montin, Arun Neelakandan, Sheila Ngoc Pham, Sean O’Keeffe, Naomi Oliver, Audrey Ormella, Peggy Polias, Kailesh Reitmans, Jayden Selvakumaraswamy, My Le Thi and Kevin Tran. Juxta is co-produced by Felix Cross and Katrina Douglas. Our Tech Guru is Fadle El-Harris, and WSU Intern is Nrupa Sangdhore is documenting the event. Juxta Jam is proudly supported by Bankstown Arts Centre, Create NSW, The House That Dan Built and Canterbury Bankstown Council. Bankstown Arts Centre NEXUS – Juxta Jam – 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200
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Sydney Fringe Festival – The Rocks
SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL – The Rocks
HUE + CRY / LIMINAL – February 25th – March 6th 2022
This exhibition was a wonderful whirlwind, I was commissioned by Tortuga Studios and Sydney Fringe Festival to create a work that resonated with the space of The Old Coroners Court in The Rocks Sydney.
With just over a month’s lead time, I worked with a perfume artist to create a scent for the space, Q station Manly to research and film within their morgue, laboratory and hospital, to create a new video installation, Death Rituals, that explored rituals surrounding death.
As well as building upon four existing works to create an immersive experience within the waiting rooms of the coroners’ court, the gallery space and the garden space for the festival.
‘Just as when weaving
One reaches the end
With fine threads woven throughout,
So is the life of humans.’
– Buddha
Death Rituals is a meditative piece exploring the connection of personal items and rituals surrounding death. death practice, and celebration and remembrance of life. Within western society, we are often removed and sheltered from the death of loved ones. It becomes a distanced and clinical process. We turn to personal items for a sense of connection.
The commercialised funeral industry changed the way we care for our dead and, therefore, how we process our associated grief. Bodies are rushed away within an hour of dying, removing the opportunity for care and consideration for our loved ones, which is associated with many rituals surrounding
Death Rituals, looks at the different religious and cultural traditions of death and dying, overlapping these with the medical associations. To find connection, and understanding with the hope of creating a discussion on how we can begin talking about death openly.
With thanks to Jocelyn of Cult of Scent, for her incredible expertise and collaboration in creating the scent, and Q Station, Manly, for providing site access to their Morgue, Laboratory and Hospital.
SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL – HUE + CRY and LIMINAL
The Old Coroners Court, The Gallery and Terraces, The Rocks, Sydney.
Ballarat International Foto Biennale ’21
It’s an honour to be selected for Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s exhibition Number One – Gudinski.
The exhibition is an ode to Michael Gudinski, widely recognised as the most powerful and influential figure in the Australian music industry.
The exhibition celebrates his advocacy for the arts and lasting impact, showcasing the remarkable talent of top music photographers around Australia and the talented musicians who worked alongside Gudinski under the Mushroom Group and Frontier Touring banners.
The Biennale has new dates just announced, to open this week Sept 15th and has been extended until January
More info:
https://ballaratfoto.org/
BIFB Sept 15th – Jan 9th
palimpsest: palɪm(p)sɛst a landscape of memory
Excited to announce a duo exhibition with Toby Penney (USA) in September at Penny Contemporary in Hobart.
We will be showcasing work we created during our residency together at Chateau Orquevaux, France.
The exhibition, palimpsest: palɪm(p)sɛst a landscape of memory, explores the rich layers of cultural identity and physical form.
Opening 6pm Friday September 27th
Penny Contemporary – 187 Liverpool Street. Hobart Tasmania.
27th September – 21st October
Awarded – Gosford Art Prize 2015
Very excited to announce that I was commended for my work ‘Witching Hour’ at last nights opening at Gosford Regional Gallery.
Judge’s Comments
“I enjoyed the filmic, brooding qualities of this image, very Australian Gothic in its suggested malevolence and the play between light and shadow.”
Exhibition is on until 29 November.
Discovering Locations Exhibition
Join us for opening drinks for Rhiannon Hopley’s first solo exhibition ‘Discovering Locations’
A Series of photographs : The Lost and Forgotten Locations of Sydney and surrounds.
OPENING
12 AUGUST 6 – 8PM
EXHIBITION
12 – 23 AUGUST
“Exploring the often-disconnected relationship between nature, the urban landscape and the human condition.
Hopley photographs abandoned and forgotten urban sites, documenting the effects of nature and the elements on these places over time. While her work is often absent of a person or figure, there is an emotional human undertone as she tries to convey the deep emotional state of nostalgia and the profound melancholy associated with longing for someone, or something. The locations and shadowy scenes correlate with our emotional selves, mirroring feelings of isolation, emptiness and sorrow through absence and stillness.
Drawing on humanity’s fascination and obsession with apocalyptic theory and mythology, Hopley captures these abandoned urban sites as poetic symbols of a hypothetical post-apocalyptic wasteland. All that remains in these worlds is a vague trace of human existence and a picturesque melancholia that stays with the viewer long after leaving the gallery.”
FB Event: RH Photography & Design
Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Pidcock Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050
The gallery will be open Thursday – Sunday 11am – 4pm
(Monday – Wednesday available by appointment only)
Winter Group Show – .M Contemporary
Winter Group Show
5 – 21 June
.M Contemporary
37 Ocean Street,
Woollahra