Justine Youssef
Somewhat Eternal
UTS Gallery Until 24 November 2023
Sydney
Justine Youssef’s work often begins with moments and places that reconfigure authoritative realities. Her auto-ethnographic films and installations reflect upon the impacts of displacement through forced migration and consider our complicity in reproducing these conditions.
Somewhat Eternal is a multi-sensory installation that draws narrative focus on matrilineal practices and plant histories through new work using scent, video, and textiles, examining how states of refuge can uphold cycles of dispossession, for example, embroidered textiles throughout the exhibition tell of the use of plants in practices of occupation, resettlement, and repair.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Bicentennial Conservatory, Adelaide Botanic Garden Until 31 January 2024
South Australia
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on tour from the Natural History Museum in London, returns to Adelaide, featuring 100 images from over ninety photographers across the globe that capture animal species in an ethological study of their individual behaviour and collective biodiversity, conveying human impact on the natural world in a way that words cannot, and encouraging care and conservation of the planet.
It’s the first time this exhibition will be presented amongst a living botanical collection, immersing visitors in nature and encouraging curiosity, connection,
