EXHIBITION INFO

Exploring the traditional symbology of indigenous flora and fauna, Reko Rennie’s repetitive patterning sets a backdrop for Natalie Ryan’s creatures from another world.

Rennie’s artwork goes beyond the frame and reflects his love and history of working directly onto walls.

The gallery space is patterned with repetitions of native flora symbology that renders a language of wallpapered interiors. This contrasts with Rennie’s beginnings as a stencil artist on the streets of Melbourne. Rennie utilises the indigenous language of geometric motifs that are specific to the Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi people. These associations are key to Rennie’s focus on what it means to be an urban aboriginal man in contemporary society.