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Focus on student and alumni art at Open Day
As part of the program of art exhibitions organised by the School of Art at RMIT
this year, two exhibitions – ‘Magnetic Traces’ and ‘Crème’ – will feature RMIT
student and alumni art during Open Day on Sunday 9 August.
Magnetic Traces is an auditory exhibition at RMIT’s Project Space / Spare Room
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a listening program that highlights a diverse range of environmental sound
practices from Australia and France.
Both Australia and France are leaders within contemporary musical discourse
advocating an exciting range of auditory experiences that critically and
aesthetically engages the listener.
The exhibition includes six RMIT alumni: Anthea Caddy, Thembi Soddell, Camilla
Hannan, Eamon Sprod, Marcia Jane and Geoff Robinson. The exhibition includes
sound works that draw on field recording, bioacoustics, acoustic ecology,
improvisation, electro-acoustic composition and surround sound spatialisation.
Crème is a selection of work from five RMIT undergraduates enrolled in the School
of Art painting and media-arts program.
Comprising of moving image and installation, painting students Raphael
Buttonshaw, Karri Cameron, Jade Plitz, and media-artist Gerard Russo explore the
spatial relations between objects, while media-artist Tanya Ungeri explores the
obsession with the pop star phenomenon with her hypnotic video Thrillah
comprising of appropriated video footage, amateur performance and dynamic
rapid-cut video editing techniques of Michael Jackson’s 1982 music video Thriller.
Crème is curated by Stephen Gallagher and will be on show at the RMIT School of
Art Gallery, RMIT City campus.
What: Magnetic Traces exhibition – featuring six RMIT alumni
When: Friday 31 July to Friday 21 August 2009 – open during Open Day
Where: Project Space / Spare Room Gallery, RMIT Building 94, Ground level, 23-
27 Cardigan Street, Carlton 3053
What: Crème exhibition – featuring five RMIT undergraduates’ student work
When: Tuesday 4 to Friday 14 August 2009 – open during Open Day
Where: RMIT School of Art Gallery, RMIT Building 2, Level B, Bowen Street (off La
Trobe Street, Melbourne 3000
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For interviews or comment: Curator/Coordinator, Stephen Gallagher, (03)
9925 4971 or Stephen.gallagher@rmit.edu.au
30 July, 2009
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