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Foreign Dialogues
Presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria’s 2023 Melbourne Design WeekCurated by Dominika Kuthova and Marta Figueiredo for Fin Gallery.
Theorist Richard Sennett says that "Both art and design require a kind of craftsmanship, a kind of embodied knowledge." Indeed; designers and artists who work in interdisciplinary practices that challenge the perceived value of design are often interested in exploring new ways of thinking about design, creativity, and innovation. They may question the traditional hierarchy of design disciplines and seek to bridge the gap between different fields of knowledge and expertise. Traditionally, many crafts and design disciplines have established rules and guidelines for what constitutes ‘good design’. While these guidelines can be useful for achieving a certain aesthetic or function, they can also be limiting, conservative or problematic in terms of the scope and potential of both creativity and innovation. By challenging or subverting these conventions and exploring the limits of their materials or processes, practitioners can emerge from the traditional constraints of their medium and can instead create works that are inherently more contemporary.
Foreign Dialogues showcases thrilling examples of ‘the contemporary‘ in international design practice featuring work by Elliot Bastianon (AUS), Marta Figueiredo (AUS/PT), Jordan Fleming (AUS), Anna Jozova (CZ), Jiri Krejcirik (CZ), Caro Pattel (AUS/NZ), Tadeas Podracky (CZ), REM Atelier (NL), Joana Schneider (DE) Alicja Stryzynska (PL) Misseu (AUS) and Georgia Weitenberg (AUS) curated by Dominika Kuthova collaboration with artist and designer Marta Figueiredo. In addition to this, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Canberra, Australia has supported selected designers and the highly esteemed Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milan has supported showing the work of Jiri Krejcirik, Anna Jozova and Alicja Strzyzynska; selected works by these designers has also be shown at Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milan.
Foreign Dialogues has been presented in partnership and association with:
● National Gallery of Victoria’s 2023 Melbourne Design Week
● Embassy of the Czech Republic, Canberra, AustraliaIn association with:
● Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milan
Essay written by Tess Maunder
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