The theme ‘ESSENCE’ looks closely at what makes something real, meaningful, or true. In an age of copies, simulations, shortcuts and instant outputs, we’re asking: what gives something its essence? Is it the material? The story? The hand? The intention? The practice that shapes it?
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Earlier Event: 8 May
EXHIBITION: Cameo by Betty Bossy Boots
Later Event: 8 May
TALK: Crafting Conversation with Shelby Sherritt