Amos Gebhardt’s Mångata weaves sound and moving image with photographic portraits lit entirely by moonlight. Mångata is a Swedish term describing a pathway towards the horizon created by the Moon’s reflection on water – a metaphorical road into the unknown. Interlinked with lunar studies, the series features visionaries in their fields who imagine liberated and collective futures in these dystopian times.
Working across themes of climate justice, abolition, storytelling, anti-oppression practice, and cultural theory, participants include Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Alexis Wright, Anjali Sharma, Aseel Tayah, Debbie Kilroy, Leah Manaema Avene and Nevo Zisin. Reflected in the participants’ eyes are tracings of the moon itself created through subtle movement of the human body in dialogue with Earth’s rotation.
This exhibition at MAPh is on view from 23 November 2024 until 16 February 2025.
Curated by MAPh Director Anouska Phizacklea
Free entry
Image caption:
Amos GEBHARDT
Alexis with Moon 2024
courtesy of the artist and Tolarno Galleries (Melbourne)
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