Imagine being observed through viewfinders, locked up inside a tiny, secluded room on the worst day of your life.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes6 June 2022MENTAL

Meet Mandy Nicholson, a Wurundjeri-willam / Dja Dja wurrung / Ngurai illum wurrung woman helping other women to find a renewed sense of pride in their Aboriginal heritage.

Gabrielle Capes27 April 2022

Inertia Artist Residency

Get insight into the latest Inertia residency

Gabrielle Capes13 April 2022

The New Zine on the Block

Explore this youth-made digital zine created in response to our MENTAL exhibition.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes6 April 2022MENTAL

Josh Muir— In Our Hearts and Minds

Celebrating the work and life of artist Josh Muir.

Guest User14 March 2022MENTAL

When Beauty Becomes the Beast: Meet the Artists Behind Selfcare_4eva_2001

Wellness is about much more than not being sick— it’s a trillion-dollar industry.

MENTAL Exhibition Podcast Episodes

In 2020, Journalism students from the University of Melbourne created short audio pieces in response to our exhibition MENTAL: Head Inside.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes17 August 2021MENTAL, Tertiary

Meet the Artists Behind MENTAL: Nwando Ebizie

MENTAL exhibition artist Nwando Ebizie allows her need for expression to guide her form. Among other things, she is a dancer, DJ, writer, curator, musician, composer and Afrofuturist. ‘I feel limited in the world and art is a place to let go of those kinds of boundaries’.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes4 August 2021MENTAL, Nwando Ebizie, Gabrielle Parker Capes

Meet the Artists Behind MENTAL: Casper de Jong

MENTAL exhibition artist Casper de Jong explores what connects and moves us as humans through his playful interactive work centred on the integration of technology in our lives and minds.

Gabrielle Capes28 July 2021Casper de Jong, Gabrielle Parker Capes, MENTAL

Meet the People on the Mental Exhibition Curatorial Panel: Jue Theng Soo

Chemist and theatre practitioner Jue Theng Soo is an avid proponent of ScienceArt; the concept of assimilating science into the performing arts.

Meet the People on the Mental Exhibition Curatorial Panel: George Goodnow

“Both my parents are scientists, and I pursued art, which has often sparked conversation about where one field stops and the other begins, and how valuable art and science are in collaboration.”

Meet the Artists Behind MENTAL: Wednesday Kim

MENTAL exhibition artist Wednesday Kim is largely inspired by the effects of nightmares, intrusive thoughts and childhood trauma on the human psyche. Oh, and shrimps!

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes21 July 2021MENTAL

Heal Country: In Conversation With Zena Cumpston

First Nations people must be empowered to fulfil their custodial obligations to Country. For too long we have been seen as consultants– given no real power to manage our landscapes and be meaningfully engaged with the decision-making processes.

Gabrielle Capes5 July 2021Zena Cumpston, Gabrielle Parker Capes, NAIDOC, First Nations

First Nations People Were the First Artists and Scientists.

First Nations people in Australia have been practicing science for over 60,000 years, while their art continues to evolve and gain widespread acclaim in the international art community.

Gabrielle Capes3 June 2021

Meet the People on the MENTAL Exhibition Curatorial Panel: Mitch Mahoney

Mitch became a friend of Science Gallery Melbourne more than two years ago when he built a ten-metre eel trap out of river reeds to explore Indigenous aquaculture technology.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes29 April 2021Curatorial Panel, MENTAL, Science Gallery

Did you know: 500,000 babies were born on the same land as Science Gallery?

Examining the complexity of Science Gallery Melbourne’s past life as the Royal Women’s Hospital.

Gabrielle Capes24 March 2021Science Gallery, Royal Women's Hospital, Gabrielle Parker Capes

Can a Human, Insect and Smart Phone Communicate Through Dance?

Would you rather have a stick insect for a dance partner or an android?

Gabrielle Capes17 February 2021Digital experience

This Magic Mirror Measures Your Personality Traits, Emotional Stability and Attractiveness

It’s not click bait!

Gabrielle Capes17 February 2021Perfection, Biometric Mirror, Gabrielle Parker Capes, Digital experience

Indigenous Fire Practices Have Prevented Bushfires for Thousands of Years

One year on from Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season, we unpack how adopting Indigenous land management strategies is critical to protecting the Australian landscape.

Gabrielle Capes17 February 2021

Emu Sky Beginnings with Zena Cumpston

Emu Sky is a collaborative exhibition created by Barkandji researcher Zena Cumpston

ExhibitionGuest User7 November 2020first nations, process, research, astronomy, emu sky, old quad

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