Beatrice Magalotti

5 - 23 May

Opening Night

Wednesday 5 May, 6pm – 8pm

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“Arrival” is one of the pieces that developed out of Beatrice’s residency in Denmark, and is part of my Migration Series. As the daughter of migrants, she is keen to explore notions of identity and travel associated with migration. Inspired by her research into boats in Denmark, and the hull of Barca Nostra at the 2019 Venice Biennale, her work evokes the bitter-sweet narratives of migration.The hand-sewn sacks and crudely stitched seams on the boat are metaphors for fragility, the act of mending clothes and patching together our lives. “Arrival” depicts the ending of a difficult and uncertain journey, where the migrants are absent, possibly having moved on.

This work is both a celebration of migration as a new beginning and a personal protest against the way most developed countries approach migration.

Contact
Phone : (03) 9482 3550
mail@redgallery.com.au

Address
157 St Georges Rd
Fitzroy North, Victoria, 3068
Map

How to get here
Tram: route 11
Stop 21 just north of Edinburgh Gardens

Melway ref: 30B12
Parking in nearby streets

Bus: 504 (Reid Street)