Light Sensitive
Town Hall Gallery Until 15 July 2023
Melbourne
Light Sensitive showcases the narrative potential of light and its innovative application in art.
Leslie Eastman, Kinly Grey, Taree Mackenzie, Jazz Money, Sanja Pahoki, and Meagan Streader, with a sensitivity to light in its various forms, from natural to neon, draw on the symbolic, conceptual, and functional qualities of light. They project personal stories, heritage and responses to place through their sophisticated blending of artistry and science. Light Sensitive offers an immersive and contemplative experience celebrating the medium of light in its many incarnations, including photography, installation, and projection.
Shelley Lasica
WHEN I AM NOT THERE
Art Gallery of New South Wales 22 May to 4 June 2023
Sydney
This major new work by choreographer Shelley Lasica comprises an evolving, dynamic performance with costumes, choreography, objects, texts, and soundscapes that extend from the artist's archive of past works. WHEN I AM NOT THERE consolidates ideas and experiments Lasica has been developing throughout her career to investigate the tension between what it means “to perform” and “to exhibit.”
The work sees eight dancers (including Lasica) and objects in constant negotiation with each other, the space, and the visitors, unfolding across two weeks and offering a new encounter each day.
Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize
Ravenswood School for Girls 13 to 28 May 2023
Sydney
The Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize is an
