Culture, nostalgia, and happiness come together in a blaze of colour as the Immigration Museum unveils its largest exhibition since 2020: Joy. This vibrant showcase features newly commissioned works by seven acclaimed Victorian-based artists who explore the theme of joy through immersive, room-sized installations.
The exhibition includes:
Nadia Hernández: In the stately hallway of the ground floor, Hernández celebrates ‘contidianidad’ (everydayness) by highlighting the comforts and rituals that form her diasporic connections and relationships in Que te puedo decir, así son las cosas.
Spencer Harrison: On the second floor, Harrison encourages visitors to embrace their true selves beneath iridescent jewels in Bring it to the Runway, Runway.
Beci Orpin: Orpin evokes her childhood bedroom in rural Victoria with an oversized soft toy in Bunny Dearest.
Callum Preston: Preston opens a portal into a 90s happy place with Video Land.
Jazz Money: Money presents joy as a form of resistance in Our Laughter Will Become the Waterfall.
Nixi Killick: Killick brings a burst of colour and optimism in Joy Generator.
Elyas Alavi (with Sher Ali): Alavi shares the Persian myth of a mystical giant bird through neon and paint in In Search of the Simurgh.
This exhibition offers a rich exploration of what joy means, inviting visitors to experience happiness in diverse and imaginative ways.
Image credit: Joy Generator, Nixi Killick. Photo by Eugene Hyland/ Source Museums Victoria
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