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Eavesdropping

When

This exhibition has now ended.

Location

The Potter Museum of Art Cnr of Swanston St and Masson Rd, Parkville

Eavesdropping was a collaboration between the Potter Museum of Art, Liquid Architecture and the Melbourne Law School, comprising an exhibition, a public program, a series of working groups and a touring event. It explored the politics of listening through works by leading artists, researchers, writers and activists from Australia and around the world.

Curated by Joel Stern (Liquid Architecture) and Dr James Parker (Melbourne Law School).

Exhibiting artists

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, William Blackstone, Fayen d’Evie and Jen Bervin with Bryan Phillips and Andy Slater, Sean Dockray, Athanasius Kircher, Manus Recording Project Collective, Michael Green, André Dao, Jon Tjhia, Abdul Aziz Muhamat, Farhad Bandesh, Behrouz Boochani and Shabbir Hussein, Susan Schuppli, Joel Spring and Samson Young.

Talks and performances

Mark Andrejevic, Andrew Brooks, Poppy de Souza, M.J. Grant, Jake Goldenfein, Jasmine Guffond, Ceri Hann, Brian Hochman, Robin James, Anja Kanngieser, Sam Kidel, Sonia Leber and David Chesworth, Sara Ramshaw, Mehera San Roque, Susan Schuppli, Jennifer Stoever, Peter Szendy and Samson Young.

Supporters

Exhibition partners: Creative Australia (formerly Australia Council for the Arts) and The City of Melbourne

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