Kindling: A group exhibition. : N.Smith Gallery

Tom Blake’s practice draws on fragmented moments, looped imagery and recurring motifs as potential sites for contemplating the psychological, architectural and technological frameworks that surround us.

Casey Chen’s ceramics practice references historical illustrations from an eclectic mix of folklore, mythology and pop culture. Blending childhood nostalgia with long-standing East Asian ceramic traditions, his work becomes a dynamic conversation between traditional craft and contemporary perspective.

Aidan Hartshorn’s (Walgalu/Wiradjuri) practice examines the intersection of colonisation, environmental degradation, and cultural loss, often using industrial glass to create objects that reflect his heritage and the ecological damage.

Working as a collaborative duo since 2001, Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro’s practice reflects a preoccupation with the dynamics of global mobility, fallout of consumer society, and contemporary notion of home.

Savannah Jarvis is an Meanjin/Brisbane artist whose multidisciplinary practice investigates the complex relationship between pain, the medical body and language, her work is underpinned by the notion that pain is inexpressible in language alone.

Working from a deep love of nature and a disdain for colonial superiority, Joan Ross is an artist whose daringly honest approach to the legacy of colonialism in Australia penetrates the armour and/or camouflage of contemporary society’s fine-washing of Australia’s past, present and future.

A Thai-born Australian artist recognised as a leader in the field of ceramics, Vipoo Srivilasa creates work that engages with complex questions of queerness, migration and spiritual meaning, using an aesthetic and medium that is accessible, uplifting and beautiful.

Louise Zhang is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the fluidity of identity, weaving together cultural narratives, and aesthetics. Drawing inspiration from mythology and botany, Louise weaves together symbols and motifs into compositions that balance harmony with dissonance.