IN-FORM

Outer Space

Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. Listen monthly to the IN-FORM podcast to learn more about local emerging art practices and dive deeper into the critical conversations surrounding our contemporary arts ecology.

Episodes

  1. In–formal: Eternal alchemy, anxiety & hope w/ Norton Fredericks

    04/24/2024

    In–formal: Eternal alchemy, anxiety & hope w/ Norton Fredericks

    In–formal ~ Our new podcast offering, where we dive (casually) into conversation with artists, friends and curious minds on various themes as they arise in our local and global contexts. This week, Keemon and Nadeem are in conversation with Norton Fredericks about some of the processes, consequences and anxieties in their exhibition, ‘Contaminated’. Contaminated presents new works across silk, cyanotype and bronze in the acknowledgement of our new ecological realities—technology vs nature. We talk through ‘Forever Chemicals‘ contamination, health, sustainability and hope ~ Norton Fredericks is a queer visual artist and workshop facilitator who has mixed European and Aboriginal Australian (Murri) heritage and currently lives on Kombumerri Country, Gold Coast. Their work is at the intersection of science and art, exploring the dialogue between environmental sustainability, queer ecologies and First Nations knowledges. Investigating these themes through research and practice-based artwork Norton explores historical and ancient techniques in a contemporary way that is often site specific, responding to place and Country. retritus.com / @retritus Norton Fredericks 'Contaminated' is on at Outer Space until May 11th. Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. We collaborate with artists and arts workers to develop, make, and present critically engaged creative practice in a supportive professional environment. Our exhibitions, events, and programs welcome those involved in, and curious about the arts. Outer Space is committed to fostering a sustainable creative community in Brisbane that engages local, regional, national and global contexts. outerspacebrisbane.org / @outerspace.brisbane

    38 min
  2. 08/18/2023

    Window Gallery x Merete Megarrity

    Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. We collaborate with artists and arts workers to develop, make, and present critically engaged creative practice in a supportive professional environment. Our exhibitions, events, and programs welcome those involved in, and curious about the arts. Outer Space is committed to fostering a sustainable creative community in Brisbane that engages local, regional, national and global contexts. This episode was hosted by Outer Space Promotions Officer, Tess Bakharia. www.outerspacebrisbane.org @outerspace.brisbane Merete Megarrity is a visual artist living and working in Meanjin/Brisbane. Her practice explores the intersection between sculpture, installation, sound, video, ecology and art history, and focuses on how an installation practice can help an audience make kin with the more-than-human world in the context of environmental breakdown. Merete is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Visual Arts program at the Queensland College of Art where she has also completed her undergraduate studies. She has held solo exhibitions and been in various group shows across SE Queensland and her work has been shown at the State Library of Queensland, Parliament House in Canberra, Metro Arts, QUT Art Museum, Redland Art Gallery, Springhill Reservoir, Brisbane Powerhouse and QCA Galleries. She has been the Winner of the Queensland Regional Art Award (2011), finalist in the Redland Art Award (2014) and the churchie national emerging art prize (2017). @merete_wynnum

    21 min
  3. 05/31/2023

    Window Gallery x Morgan Hogg

    Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. We collaborate with artists and arts workers to develop, make, and present critically engaged creative practice in a supportive professional environment. Our exhibitions, events, and programs welcome those involved in, and curious about the arts. Outer Space is committed to fostering a sustainable creative community in Brisbane that engages local, regional, national and global contexts. This episode was hosted by Outer Space Promotions Officer, Tess Bakharia. www.outerspacebrisbane.org@outerspace.brisbane Morgan Hogg is a Cook Island-Australian emerging artist living and working on unceded Dharug and Gadigal land. Through the perspective of her Kūki Airani heritage, Hogg utilises installation and performance as visual representations of her own exploration of cultural displacement and identity. Making space within her practice to rely on oral exchange between her mother and family, Hogg continues the story of her ancestry through maintaining traditional practices within her works. In engaging with performance and installation, she creates spaces of belonging within her institutionalised upbringing in Australia. Special thanks to Ariki Entertainment, Mama Fly, Archive New Zealand, Nikki Upoko, Mata Hogg, Harry Klein, Tav Pacific, Rachel Feng, Isabelle Virrey, PIMDAN. My ancestors, who we continue the story for. This work was commissioned by Firstdraft as part of The Only Thing Left is to Leave, supported by the Keir Foundation, co-developed by Firstdraft and Beirut Art Centre. www.morganhogg.com

    36 min
  4. 05/08/2023

    Window Gallery x Renee Kire

    Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. We collaborate with artists and arts workers to develop, make, and present critically engaged creative practice in a supportive professional environment. Our exhibitions, events, and programs welcome those involved in, and curious about the arts. Outer Space is committed to fostering a sustainable creative community in Brisbane that engages local, regional, national and global contexts. This episode was hosted by Outer Space Promotions Officer, Tess Bakharia. www.outerspacebrisbane.org @outerspace.brisbane Renee Kire is a sculptor and installation-based artist living and working in Meanjin/Brisbane. Her practice aims to respond to the historical feminine and masculine dichotomy within visual arts by occupying space in untraditional ways. Often feminizing harsh geometric forms through patternation, adaptability, and evidence of the handmade; she uses material investigation to reject the static qualities of conventional sculpture. In 2022, Kire graduated with Honours in Visual Arts from the Queensland College of Art, where she also previously completed her undergrad with a double major of sculpture/ jewellery and small objects. Solo exhibitions include L in the chat at Grey Street Gallery 2022 and Be there or be square at Metro Arts 2023. Kire has participated in a number of group shows across Australia, in venues such as Brisbane Powerhouse, Buxton Contemporary, PICA, Artisan, and Pop Gallery. www.reneekire.com

    27 min

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Outer Space is a not-for-profit Contemporary Arts organisation in Meanjin/Brisbane. Listen monthly to the IN-FORM podcast to learn more about local emerging art practices and dive deeper into the critical conversations surrounding our contemporary arts ecology.