Oh you sneaky sneaky show you, almost got by us! The Others is a great little group show from several artists from Melbourne’s western suburbs, including a bunch whose work you all probably are familiar with.

“Each of the artists in the show reflects on what this notion means to them. ‘The Other’ refers to that which is separate and apart. The concept is frequently used to construct and reinforce a sense of self as well as national identity and culture. Use of the ‘the Other’ defines our relationships with the world and the environment around us. We create language to define ‘the Other’ such as ‘human or non-human’ and these labels become pivotal in prescribing laws, treatment, ethics and conduct.

These terms initiate a scale of evaluation which promotes humans as separate and apart from all other species and sometimes from each other.”

With a great concept, and a whole heap of talent on board, this is a show worth heading over to Footscray to check out – very nice indeed.

Who: Baby Guerrilla, Kristin McIver, Vin Ryan, Adam Laersken, Sam Wallman, Michael Brennan, Aly Aitken, Craig Cole and CALM.
What: The Others group show
Where: Trocadero Artspace, 1/119 Hopkins Street Footscray VIC 3011
When: Opening night Saturday 8th September, 4pm til 6pmshow runs 5th Sept to 22nd September, Wed – Sat 11-5

Check out the Facebook event page for more info!