hard/soft

23 August - 4 October

Curated by More Than Reproduction

OPENING EVENT: 5:30pm, Friday 22 August

 

Annabelle McEwen, Embrace, 2025, silicone, protein powder, resin, 3D printed Polylactic Acid clamps, 30 x 30 x 2 cm. Image courtesy of the artist

 
 

Printmaking is a medium grounded in dualities. Determined by positive and negative, editioned and unique, clean and dirty, absence and presence–it functions within a constant negotiation of opposites. Print practice demands both rigidity and pliability–think of a metal matrix pressing into damp paper. It is bound by a decision-making structure that divides and defines; what is included is dependent on what is excluded.

Curated by More Than Reproduction, HARD/SOFT delves into the dichotomies of print practice, honing in on the interplay between hardness, softness, and the tensions in between. Artists Fergus Berney-Gibson, Annabelle McEwen, Linda Sok, and Maddison Wandel use expanded printmaking across a breadth of conceptual and material investigations. Their works directly or indirectly engage with this polarity, where opposing forces converge and repel through acts of transformation. 


Events + Dates:

5:30pm, Friday 22 August: Exhibition Opening

All welcome!




2pm, Saturday 4 October: Curator talk + artist meetup

Tickets are free but bookings are essential. Please book below.

Join us for a special curator talk, followed by a social chance to connect with Jennifer, Millie and Sarah from More Than Reproduction and with local printmakers and artists.


HARD/SOFT is open 23 August - 4 October

Megalo is open 9.30am - 5pm | Tuesday - Saturday