r.a.g.e. – random acts of gentle expression grew from a series of conversations between artists exploring the emotional landscape of maintaining a creative practice. The exhibition examines the space between persistence and doubt, asking how creativity survives amid uncertainty, exhaustion, and hope. Rather than presenting resolution, the works hold space for ongoing questioning and reflection.
Audiences can expect an intimate and layered exhibition featuring photography, textiles, painting, and installation. The works move between personal narrative and collective experience, revealing artistic practice as a slow, evolving process shaped by care, negotiation, and experimentation.
Born from the monthly discussions of Trocadero Projects’ Peer-to-Peer Program, which supports emerging and mid-career artists, the exhibition reflects on the question: how do I sustain a creative practice? Concepts of time, conflict, and growth become intertwined in each work, illuminating the often invisible negotiations artists make to continue creating.
At its core, r.a.g.e. acknowledges both fragility and resilience, offering audiences insight into the realities of making art and highlighting the vital role of artist-led spaces in sustaining Melbourne’s cultural life.
Exhibiting artists:
Aldona Kmieć, Stephanie Siu, Florence Wang, Catalina Labra Odde, Fiona Barbetti
Trocadero Projects is a wheel-accessible venue, with all gender and accessible bathrooms.
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