Fremantle Arts Centre presented a special exhibition, which told the story of Fremantle’s artists and their own personal collections. A sprawling meditation on the multiplicity of our creative minds, Home Open: Fremantle Artists and their Collections reflected the diversity and energy of our artists and their surroundings. Artists created environments that reflected who they are…

James Dodd’s concern with graffiti culture took him on a uniquely Australian journey. During his residency, Dodd collected the text and marks that are handcarved into the Boab trees of our state’s north. The rich historical significance of the Boab trees and Dodd’s investigations into contemporary street art informed his residency and exhibition at Fremantle…

In what Möller has characterised as a ‘museum of fictional species’, strange, organic forms were withered and calcified, accentuating the alien qualities of nature. This exhibition was informed by her studies in theology and microbiology, Möller’s fantastical work was simultaneously bathed in an atmosphere of decline while predicting the emergence of new aberrant life. Vera…

Inspired by the humble bore, Perth artist Mark Parfitt celebrated the life supply of more than 80,000 suburban backyards in his exhibition, Dream Bore. When his own bore was made redundant, Parfitt sought an alternative use for this Western Australian icon. Assuming the self-reliant mindset of so many ‘can-do’ homeowners, Parfitt converted his home-made bore…

Gold is the ultimate status symbol which resonates across history and all cultures. In this exhibition valuable gold fob watches and lavish candelabra sit alongside gloriously cheap nick-nacks from the Two Dollar Shop. Meticulously printed on hand-gilded paper, Scott bestows an elegance on the enduring and the disposable, the real and fake. The playful interchange…

Australian designers Romance was Born, Issey Miyake and other high-profile practitioners proved  that sustainability and fashion can coexist in this international exhibition. Sustainability is becoming integral to the way clothing is produced, used and discarded. Fashioning Now explored various methods that are rooted in low-impact production. Fashioning Now included garments, textile objects, photography, illustration and…

Expressing a curiosity about miscommunication in all its guises, Pierre Bismuth’s exhibition was underpinned by a deep engagement with language and his sense of humor. The All Seeing Eye was Bismuth’s second collaboration with director Michel Gondry, inspired by a shared love of low-fi effects. Disney characters speak in different languages in The Jungle Book…

Sensation and aesthetic dimensions of colour evoke a metaphysical and emotional response. Sensational presented a contemporary selection of painting and print media including acquisitions which harness the subtle and spectacular experience of colour phenomena. Afterimage, reflection, contrast and saturation were explored by Western Australian artists including Jeremy Kirwan-Ward, Eveline Kotai, Brian McKay, Mary Moore, Helen…

Originally commissioned by the South African Department of Information these images were intended to promote a positive image of the country overseas following the adoption of Apartheid, the National Party’s policy of racial segregation. The A Vision of Africa exhibition created a new context for work produced by a young white South African female photographer…

In the Shadow of Photography showcased a visual essay by Slovakian-born Magda Stanová which reflected on how photography changes our social behaviour. Combining humour and philosophy, Stanová’s exhibition considered questions such as why photography causes stage fight and why photographs are rectangular when camera lens are circular. The exhibition included photographs, collages, drawing and video…