Thank you to everyone that came through to the opening night and visited the space over the weekend for our first event!
Will give updates shortly for our next event in the near future!
Thank you to all the designers/artists and everyone involved for all the love and support ❤️
4/8 - 6/8
Tyler Reed, a British artist and photographer, currently based in NYC, presents a compelling assault on comfort, recognition, empathy, and expectation through his work. Employing unique collage techniques, he carefully crafts selected sections of his photographs to construct intriguing and thought-provoking distortions and exaggerations of facial features. Reed's art pieces consist of a captivating ensemble of paintings and drawings focused on expressionism. By skillfully using shadows and a contrasting palette of black, greys, and white, his abstract collages convey intense emotions, offering audiences a distinctive perspective on human facial features and glimpses of anguish. This will be Tyler's first time exhibiting in Australia.
Brogan Daly, a QUT fashion design graduate, embodies a philosophy inspired by his personal life. Engaging in conversations, exploring philosophical ideas, and embracing sustainability fuels his continuous learning and inspiration. He prioritizes ethical and sustainable design, employing methods such as upcycling, using ethically sourced fabrics, and natural dyeing and printing techniques. Brogan's artisanal design approach yields unique one of one garments, bearing a personalized touch that avoids replication. His design aesthetic draws from subcultures and historical epochs, creatively reimagining and revitalizing their distinct styles and societal norms. Through his designs, he looks to educate and initiate meaningful conversations.
📷: @nnixz
🧍: @jjajordanjames
Nick Astanei is an acclaimed Australian photographer filmmaker and creative director. Known for his refined compositions, skilful use of light and shadows, and his ability to challenge perspectives while capturing diverse cultures. Drawing inspiration from his day to day, he effortlessly brings moments on stage and behind the scenes to life again. His art conveys authenticity and soul, resulting in a refined yet raw sense of realism that evokes emotive and kinetic energy. He has earned a reputation for producing successful yet distinctive art, leading him to collaborate with various brands, bands, artists, and musicians while maintaining his own signature style.
Yvette Yiran Zhou is a fashion designer and artist, recently graduating from RMIT in 2022. She looks to explore the intricate connections between objects, garments, and performance. Within her artistic endeavours, she delves into the realm of contemporary goth aesthetics, exploring the captivating allure of grotesque beauty and sensuality. With a focus on advancing her digital design skills, she seamlessly integrates tools like Clo3D, 3D modelling, and 3D printing. Her multidisciplinary approach blends traditional and innovative design methods, creating a unique aesthetic and style within the realm of design.
📷: @nnixz
🧍♀️: @armanihollindale
"Memories fade after every recalling. Whenever I need to preserve something, I communicate it in the manner it needs to be communicated. No matter how hard we try to compartmentalize our thoughts, feelings, pains, and pleasures, soon after, they begin to bleed into one another as we grow. Your story is the only thing unique to you in this modern life - no more, no less." - John You
Claudia Perez's design practice relies on elements of deconstruction to reinterpret archetypes through fragmented outcomes and design methods that encourage versatility, creativity, and sustainable practice. The philosophies of her practice are founded on the notions of constant change, a permanent state of transition, and ‘work in progress’. These ideas are manifested through epitomised garments with interrupted forms, destabilised structures, and perverted functionality of signifiers recognisable in displaced positions. The intention and hope for her practice is to inevitably evolve over time to align with both external shifts as well as personal discoveries.
📷: @nnixz
🧍♀️: @isa_83114
Grace Dinham is a shoemaker who works from her studio based in Naarm, with a Cert-4 diploma from RMIT in shoemaking. She focuses on creating shoes from re-purposed offcuts, thereby minimising waste and enabling new designs to emerge that transcend barriers of the expected. The craftmanship, meticulous eye to detail, and imaginative creativity place her shoes into a genre of their own. The shoes enhance the foot and the body and allow for ease of walking and promotion of healthy footwear, which has its own distinctive aesthetic and construction techniques. Her imaginative blending of material to shoe form permits the natural material to retain its connection to its specific animal donor whilst relaying historical undertones to how shoes were made constructed in the past. Here, basic combines with sophistication, beauty with functionality, and creativity with elegance.
📷: @nnixz
Date: Friday 4th August, 2023
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INVITATION TO EXHIBITION OPENING, VIEWING & DRINKS
Our first exhibition will feature a collaboration of emerging independent artists. Where the blending of fashion designers, photographers and visual artists, create a unique tapestry of skilful ideas artistically expressed and embodied in a unique and thought-provoking curated space.
Sounds provided on the night by @squozzz
Address: Missing Persons - 37 Swanston Street, Room 11-12
Level 4, Nicholas Building, Melbourne VIC 3000
Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Free drinks provided for the night.
Exhibition will be open for public viewing on Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August, 10am - 5pm.
See you there.
