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an overcast sky finds you being written with wind
no eyes nearby, just wind noisy in the living leaves 一片陰沉的天空找到被風譜寫的你 無目鄰近，只有風在活葉中喧鬧
一片阴沉的天空找到被风谱写的你
无目邻近，只有风在活叶中喧闹
—Ouyang Yu, Leaf poems written in connection with Ekphrasis.
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Join us at SoCA for a special event, an art walk at ACCA, a night of poetry reading with Ouyang & a conversation with Jessye about crafting sculpture as part of Craft Contemporary.
Spring has sprung, and we are excited to welcome you back next month for some lovely activities.
On Saturday, 7 October, we have a special event at the School of Clay and Art (SoCA), exploring the exhibition of founder and artist Shane Kent in collaboration with resident artist, acclaimed writer, poet, translator and editor Ouyang Yu. We'll be drawing, drinking tea and sharing perspectives on the works in the room - listening to one of our favourite albums by a local artist as we go. On Sunday, 8 October, we have our next Art Walk to ACCA to see James Nguyen / Open Glossary. This exciting exhibition 'explores the capacity of language to both bind and divide us'. We'd love you to join us as we explore this thought-provoking show. On Friday, 20 October, we have our next Open House with the residents - this time with the addition of a multilingual poetry reading circle. Ouyang will read for us, and then we want to hand the floor over to you - to share your poetry or a favourite poem by someone else in English or another mother tongue. All levels and languages are welcome! Last but not least, on Saturday, 28 October, we have an open studio session and conversation with Jessye about the exciting extension of her practice into sculpture as part of Ekphrasis. Presented as part of the 2023 Craft Contemporary, the focus of the conversation will be the making process, intersections between her sculpting/casting projects and her hand-made photography and collage practice and the experience of working with Ouyang and his poetry alongside her visual art practice.
To find out more and RSVP, read on!
We thank Merri-Bek City Council for supporting our work this year. Thank you also to Craft Victoria for inviting us to apply for the Craft Contemporary 2023.
Warmly
correspondences Studio
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BRUNSWICK| 4.10.23—28.10.23
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Special events & talks
The Moon Reflected: Reflections on The Moon, Making & Unknowing — Come listen, draw, drink tea & reflect with us.
Saturday, 7 October, 3:00-4:30 PM
School of Clay and Art, 26/28 Ovens St, Brunswick VIC 3056
To look at these marvellous pieces of pottery is to imagine a concert in which an imaginary drummer fills the jars with rainwater, and gently beats the edges of a few to hear the sound generated, or to see a poet weaving through them thinking to himself what he could write on the surfaces of the pots or plates or pans or bottles before putting the poetic lines down on them. —Ouyang Yu, Fragile Sculpture of Instrumental Music: A View of 'Matter Form Figure Ground Together with exhibiting artist Shane Kent and collaborating writer Ouyang Yu, correspondences invite you to join us for a special gathering at SoCA to reflect on the moon, making and the spirit of unknowing at the heart of much creative practice. Inspired by Shane's exhibition, the painting of collaborator and curator Kevin Lincoln and Ouyang's text commissioned for the project, we invite you to explore the artworks with us – to listen to one of our favourite albums by a local artist, draw, drink tea and share your perspectives on the works in the room. To kick things off, Ouyang will read his poem from the text commissioned for the project. Booking via the button below is essential for planning purposes.
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—1) Admission includes a cup of tea of your choice.
—2) If you'd like to draw, please make a donation. All donations are gratefully received. Collections go towards recovering our costs and placing towards future correspondences' events.
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Art Walk: October 2023 —Visiting ACCA to see James Nguyen / Open Glossary
Sunday, October 8, 2023, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
ACCA, 111 Sturt Street Southbank VIC 3006 Join us at the ACCA in October to see James Nguyen/Open Glossary. Open Glossary explores the capacity of language to both bind and divide us. Alert to the liveness of lexicons, the exhibition emphasises the ways that words and syntax constantly evolve and transform, marking our connections to others across the specifics of time and place. Conversation is key to Nguyen’s approach, positioning his personal experience and perspective in dialogue with others – family, friends, Vietnamese diasporic and LGBTIQA+ communities, the art world and its institutions. Learn more —> here. RSVP for free via the button below. Credit: Photograph of one of our monthly Art Walk attendees admiring the exhibition, WILAM BIIK, at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Dandenong, curated by Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Ngurai Illum-Wurrung woman Stacie Piper, last month.
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Open House & Multilingual Poetry Reading Circle - with Ouyang Yu & Jessye Wdowin-McGregor—Ekphrasis
Friday, 20 October, 6:30-8:00 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC Join us for our monthly Open House, where the objective is to create a space for informal encounters where new connections between our in-house team, the artist, our patrons, and the local community can develop. This month, together with Ouyang and Jessye, we invite you to join us for a multilingual poetry reading circle. Ouyang will share a couple of poems from his book, Flag of Permanent Defeat, and then we want to hand the floor over to you to share a poem or two in English or any other language. All levels and languages are welcome! We'll also chat with Ouyang about his bilingual practice, writing in English and his Chinese mother tongue. We'd love to hear your perspectives about this, too.
RSVP via the button below. Note:—Admission is free, but drink purchases and donations are gratefully received as this income is used to continue doing our work.
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Ekphrasis: Resident artist In Conversation —Jessye Wdowin-McGregor
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 2:00 PM 3:30 PM
correspondences Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC Join resident artist Jessye Wdowin-McGregor in conversation with correspondences' Emma Thomson. Jessye will reflect on her duo residency project in progress at correspondences, Ekphrasis, which she has been undertaking with acclaimed poet, writer, translator and editor Ouyang Yu. Jessye has extended practice into sculpture as part of her project, creating a series of small bronze works. This event is part of Craft Contemporary 2023, an annual festival delivered by Craft Victoria. The focus of the conversation will be the making process, intersections between her sculpting/casting projects and her hand-made photography and collage practice and the experience of working with Ouyang and his poetry alongside her visual art practice. RSVP via the button below for planning purposes.
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—1) Conversation 2-3 pm, question time 3-3:30 pm. We’d love your questions in advance! Email us at info@correspondences.work.
—2) Admission is free, but drink purchases and donations are gratefully received as this income is used to continue doing our work.
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Acknowledgement of CountryWe respectfully acknowledge the Sovereign Custodians of the land and waters upon which we live and work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We extend this respect to all First Peoples.
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