Robbie Rowlands

Veneer

A veneer is, quintessentially, an attractive skin that masks a core material. We live in a world that masks the unsightly. For all manner of reasons, we find ways to alter the look of ourselves, our consumables, politics, actions and so on. We’re the masters of disguise. Yet when our relationship to Rowlands’ domestic forms is altered – when the cavernous spaces of a wardrobe are revealed and the seeping stain of the timber veneer is exposed – we experience something greater than just truth telling. Heightened by the faint smell of perfume, waxed leather and stale wet wool, we experience nostalgia and we begin to imagine.

This project is presented in conjunction with Alpha60. Our thanks go to their team for realising Robbie's vision in this special building.

Opening 9 November, 6:00 - 8:00pm

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9 November - 9 December 2022
11am-6pm daily

ALPHA60 Chapter House
195 Flinders Lane
Naarm / Melbourne Victoria 3000