After Hours: Untying Knots In The Sky
When
Location
Cnr of Swanston St and Masson Rd, Parkville
Opening Hours
Gallery open 11am–8pm
Join us for After Hours, a new monthly event series inviting you to experience the gallery differently. As the doors stay open late, performances, conversations and creative encounters unfold across the spaces, offering new ways to connect with the ideas, artists and communities around the Potter.
April’s edition features the world premiere of Untying knots in the sky, an intimate sound performance commissioned for A velvet ant, a flower and a bird. Archie Barry and Aarti Jadu turn two stethoscopes into instruments, amplifying their heart rates as live accompaniment to their singing voices. This cyclic duet approaches the kind of synchronicity which cannot be forced, only felt. The result is something rarely witnessed: a negotiation between two bodies listening their way toward one another.
During the evening you can also delve deeper into The shape of us with a floor talk by Associate Curator Shanysa McConville; or take time to observe and reflect with Slow Down and Draw.
Food and Beverage
Join Residence at the Potter for the launch of their new bar menu with happy hour from 3pm-6pm weekdays. Try any item on the Residence bar menu with a glass of wine or beer for $25.
Bookings
After Hours is a free event, with open access to most activities. Please note that Archie Barry’s performance requires a booking due to limited capacity. There will also be an additional performance during our next After Hours in May.
Schedule
Floor Talk: The Shape of Us
6 pm – 7 pmProject Gallery, Level 1
No bookings required
The shape of us brings together a selection of works that have entered the University of Melbourne Art Collection and the Indigenous Art and Culture Collection over the past five years. Spanning sculpture, photography, video and print, Associate Curator Shanysa McConville will talk about the process involved in securing these new acquisitions.
Performance: Untying knots in the sky
7pm – 7:45pmPrimrose Potter Studio, Level 1
Booking required: RSVP here
Breathing with muscle and singing with blood flow, Untying knots in the sky arises through vocalisation, breathwork, meditation practice and the artists’ relationship. As Barry and Jadu attend to the vital bodily rhythms between them, the boundary between inner experience and outward expression begins to dissolve. Responding to growing division and political turbulence, the artists offer the practice of listening, and attending to diverging patterns while remaining in connection. Untying knots in the sky is an invitation to witness what happens through the steady, insistent act of breathing together.
Hands-On: Slow Down and Draw
5pm – 8pmThroughout the gallery
No bookings required
Designated vantage points throughout the gallery will offer moments of observation and reflection - using the materials supplied, we invite you to take a moment to create your own drawing inspired by the artworks around you. Portable stools and bench seating are available throughout the building, and you’re welcome to bring your own drawing materials if you prefer.
About the participants
- Banner Image:
Photo by Lucy Foster.