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The Swiss House Exhibition
An ongoing investigation though video and text of a pre-fabricated gold rush
residence imported from Europe in 1850.
The Swiss House reveals stories of immigration, of European glamour faded by the
harshness and effects of climate, drought and globalisation in rural Australia.
Artists Lyndal Jones and Antoni Jach.
What: The Swiss House
When: Friday, 10 October, to Friday, 31 October
Where: Project Space / Spare Room Gallery, RMIT Building 94.2, 23-27 Cardigan
Street, Carlton
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm
Opening night: Thursday, 9 October, 5pm-7pm
For interviews or comment: Acting Curator/Coordinator Stephen Gallagher,
(03) 9925 4971 or stephen.gallagher@rmit.edu.au
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October, 2008