Nina Ventura’s art might not be for everyone but if you are into mannequins and you are a local then you should see her exhibition at the Adelaide Convention Centre while it’s running. I personally found this piece quite disturbing, like an out of body experience gone terribly wrong yet I could not keep myself […]
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Steven Griguol works with wood and steel to create beautiful objects. I have come across Steve’s work for the first time at this year’s SALA Festival. This image is part of a small collection he has on display in the foyer of the Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Center. I honestly feel uncomfortable showing images I […]
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In Leigh Street there is a building with windows covered in these strange tubular cylinders like some crystalline lattice suspended in a void. Step back a little and this strange feature transforms into a gracious old stone building; the State Records Building of South Australia. I just like the tubes. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Tubular’ 1/50s […]
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In Cafe Assiette in the main street of Hahndorf there is a back room covered in messages. There were a few posted notices asking patrons not to ‘add’ to their ‘beautiful words’. I could not help be amused at the irony. Looking and reading deeper most messages were frivolous, personal and light hearted and nothing […]
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What can you do with a mobile phone and a marble? … This! If I told you the image conveyed the book cover of a collection of short stories by one of my favourite writers you might just be able to work it out. The author’s name appears across the top while the collection title […]
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