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Matthew Swift.
Artist Educator Curator
Contrariwise Studio 1.1 May 7-31
with no more sound than mice make May 29-31

Stoked LISTENER 1 (PINK) will be amongst work by w Stoked LISTENER 1 (PINK) will be amongst work by wonderful artists and creatives in CONTRARIWISE
Thank you @studio1.1_london @sluice__  7 - 31 May
PV May 7

1. Listener 1 (pink)
2. @liz_elton 
3. @p_h_i_l_i_p_c_o_l_e @colecorner 
4. @shawn_stipling 
5. @deepa.chudasama 
6. @donnellpatrick 
7. @julie_caves 
8. @ruthphilo 
9. marion_piper
10 @gobetween_projects 
11. @markscottwood 
12. @sharon.swaine 
13. @davidwebbpaintings 
14. @jamesdearlove_art 
15. @domingoarjonilla

CONTRARIWISE
7 – 31 May

“if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

Contrariwise is the first exhibition of the refreshed studio1.1 in partnership with Sluice. To mark this coming together, we’re celebrating the communities that support our respective initiatives, presenting an exhibition drawn from Members (studio1.1) and Friends (Sluice).

Running artist-led projects has always required a willingness to believe in unlikely things: that spaces will survive, that conversations will continue, that artists with very different approaches but bound by a shared ethos can flourish together. Collaboration itself can feel contrary — improbable, occasionally illogical — yet it persists.

This exhibition gathers works that sit beside one another without demanding agreement. Different voices, materials, and intentions coexist here in productive tension.
Chuffed to pieces my three ‘Listeners’ will be par Chuffed to pieces my three ‘Listeners’ will be part of Contrariwise @studio1.1_london  @sluice__  thank you 🙏🏼 
Repost from @sluice__
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CONTRARIWISE
7 – 31 May

“if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

Contrariwise is the first exhibition of the refreshed studio1.1 in partnership with Sluice. To mark this coming together, we’re celebrating the communities that support our respective initiatives, presenting an exhibition drawn from Members (studio1.1) and Friends (Sluice).

Running artist-led projects has always required a willingness to believe in unlikely things: that spaces will survive, that conversations will continue, that artists with very different approaches but bound by a shared ethos can flourish together. Collaboration itself can feel contrary — improbable, occasionally illogical — yet it persists.

This exhibition gathers works that sit beside one another without demanding agreement. Different voices, materials, and intentions coexist here in productive tension.

Participating artists:
@domingoarjonilla
@julie_caves
@deepa.chudasama
@colecorner
@jamesdearlove_art
@liz_elton
@gobetween_projects
@donnellpatrick
@ruthphilo
marion_piper
@markscottwood
@shawn_stipling
@sharon.swaine
@davidwebbpaintings
@mswiftyart
Beautiful LANDSCAPE shaped photographs! Thanks to Beautiful LANDSCAPE shaped photographs!

Thanks to everyone who made LIGHT FORMS SHAPE happen, can’t believe three weeks ago we deinstalled our show.

Thanks so much to Aaron and Missy who run the amazing @five_walls and @five_walls_projects #footscray #melbourne amazing galleries full of light, in every sense of that word.

@jeani9910 @eve_bracewell @alexandraseverinsson @tinieka @mswiftyart our work sang together beautifully, thank you for believing in the project.

Thanks to @padastudios for bringing us together with your beautiful residency programme 

Thanks @camille_chapman for your wonderful photographs of the exhibition. 
@#footscraymelbourne #artinmelbourne #artinfootscray
Thanks to everyone who made LIGHT FORMS SHAPE happ Thanks to everyone who made LIGHT FORMS SHAPE happen, can’t believe three weeks ago we deinstalled our show.

Thanks so much to Aaron and Missy who run the amazing @five_walls and @five_walls_projects #footscray #melbourne amazing galleries full of light, in every sense of that word.

@jeani9910 @eve_bracewell @alexandraseverinsson @tinieka @mswiftyart our work sang together beautifully, thank you for believing in the project.

Thanks to @padastudios for bringing us together with your beautiful residency programme 

Thanks @camille_chapman for your wonderful photographs of the exhibition. 

1. Rush to the middle @mswiftyart 
2. Tasseling @mswiftyart 
3. View into gallery project space 1
4. Tasseling next to Pieces No 4 by @alexandraseverinsson 
5. Static Drift @eve_bracewell 
6. Imagined Wind Around a Woman With a Parasol @jeani9910 . Running Express @tinieka 
7. Looking between project space 2 and project space 1
8. Sign of the Times @tinieka Remnants of a Pristine Pase @alexandraseverinsson 

#footscraymelbourne #artinmelbourne #artinfootscray
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Matthew Swift

  • Recent Work
  • Earlier Work
    • Paintings
    • Artist Support Pledge
    • 24 Hours of Everything
    • Extended Field
  • About
    • Artist’s Statement
    • CV
  • Curation
    • Ground Work
    • Incubator of Ideas
    • By The Way
    • 24 Hours of Everything
    • Things That Are There
  • News
  • Contact
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