The Ownership Project
Founded in 2011, The Ownership Project is a not-for-profit studio space in North Fitzroy, Narrm. Conceived as a space to engage with members from culturally diverse communities through art making, The Ownership Project works with newly arrived migrant, refugee and Indigenous Australian communities, providing specialist tutors, high quality materials and exhibition opportunities to encourage exploration of diverse contemporary dialogues through printmaking, ceramic, collage and studio practice.
Mahla Karimian and Amos Wainggai are two artists who currently work in The Ownership Project studio spaces.
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Mahla Karimian
As a woman born during an Islamic regime Karimian was forbidden from any kind of artistic independence Iran. Her determination to create led her to enduring multiple terms of imprisonment from a young age. An unplanned departure, traumatic boat journey and time in detention extended the time Karimian was not able to develop and expand her art practice. Resilience and resourcefulness have allowed Karimian to convert these traumatic experiences with processes like etching with needles and biting with acids to create intricate works of fragile beauty. |
Amos Wainggai
Artist, musician and activist Wainggai left West Papua in a traditional canoe. He narrates and recreates the journey he took for his own safety and to bring awareness to human rights abuses, including over 200,000 deaths in the past 50 years under Indonesian rule. Wainggai uses his vocabulary of traditional symbols to create contemporary parables, using whichever mediums are available. These narratives are focused on culture and community and are designed to draw people into actively participating in creating culture, together. |
Mahla Karimian and Amos Wainggai will be be sharing their practice and experiences as studio artists of The Ownership Project
@softspaceARI from 19 January- 1 February 2020
@softspaceARI from 19 January- 1 February 2020
