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The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis

THE OTOLITH GROUP: XENOGENESIS

THE OTOLITH GROUP: XENOGENESIS

Learn more about the current exhibition at Buxton Contemporary

Xenogenesis at the Van Abbemuseum – Exhibition Catalogue

Xenogenesis at the Van Abbemuseum – Exhibition Catalogue

SEE THE EXHIBITION

SEE THE EXHIBITION

See installation views and read wall labels written by artist Kodwo Eshun

INTERVIEW: THE OTOLITH GROUP & CURATOR ANNIE FLETCHER

INTERVIEW: THE OTOLITH GROUP & CURATOR ANNIE FLETCHER

Curator Annie Fletcher and artists Anjalika Sagar & Kodwo Eshun discuss 'The Third Part of the Third Measure' 2017

EXHIBITION READING LIST

EXHIBITION READING LIST

A suggested reading list to accompany The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis exhibition

WHAT IS AN OTOLITH?

WHAT IS AN OTOLITH?

Explained by Dr Ollie Thomas from the School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne

ABOUT THE OTOLITH GROUP

ABOUT THE OTOLITH GROUP

The Otolith Group was founded in 2002 and consists of Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun who live and work in London...

Melbourne’s major new art museum draws upon the Michael Buxton Collection as a springboard for exhibitions, events, research, publishing and ideas.

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▶️ Our 5th #Lightsource commission ‘What Goe

▶️ Our 5th #Lightsource commission ‘What Goes Around’ is a moving image work by Adelaide-based artist Hossein Valamenesh in collaboration with his son, Melbourne-based filmmaker Nassiem Valamanesh.⁣
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An intricate, delicate, irregular and yet spherically shaped lattice of branches appears slowly revolving and perhaps adrift in a black space accompanied by a mysterious soundscape.⁣
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What Goes Around is a hauntingly poetic, enigmatic and resonant work. It evokes the celestial and cosmological and is alive with the memory of earlier installations and contemplations by the artist that are similarly in-motion variously whirling, turning and in-orbit.⁣
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Link in bio. ⁣
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Video: Hossein & Nassiem Valamanesh, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 (detail) 2021, One channel video, 5:20 Duration, Thanks to Selena Tan & Angela Valamanesh, © the artists, 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne, 2021, #HosseinValamanesh is represented by @gagprojects Adelaide

Need bookclub inspo? 📖 Holiday reading? 🙋 Li

Need bookclub inspo? 📖 Holiday reading? 🙋 Link in bio 📚⁣
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The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 exhibition reading list 👀
⁣Featured titles include: ⁣
Everfair by Nisi Shawl⁣
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler⁣
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler⁣
Octavia's Brood edited by Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Maree Brown⁣
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#BuxtonContemporary #xenogenesis
#octaviabutler #octaviabutlerbookclub

'𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶-𝗳𝗶 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀' - @tiarneym in @theageaustralia

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰, 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 2014, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳𝘣: 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪-𝘧𝘪 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵: 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

👀Full feature via link in bio👀

Image: Installation view, The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2020, with 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 2014 (detail), Courtesy of the Otolith Group, © the artists, photography Christian Capurro⁣

The Otolith Group, 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙣 ⁣
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PSSST. This photo was taken early March, since then our headphones have been replaced with touch-free sound domes 🔊Read more about our safety precautions on our COVID-19 information page, link as always - in our bio. Please email buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 9035 9339 if you have any questions 👋 ⁣
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Image: Installation view, The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2020, with In the Year of the Quiet Sun 2013 (still), Courtesy of The Otolith Group and LUX, London, © the artists, photography Christian Capurro

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯 by Nicholas Mangan is free to view on our website. Link in bio
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💸 #Lightsourcecommission 💸⁣⁣
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Nicholas Mangan, 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 – 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 3 (𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘢𝘪) 2020 (detail), HD, sound, black and white with colour, duration 18:43, © the artist, Light Source commission, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne, 2020⁣⁣
@suttongallerymelbourne

The first work by the Otolith Group to be filmed i

The first work by the Otolith Group to be filmed in North America, 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 lingers on the fissures in California’s desert landscapes and underground infrastructures, sensitising viewers to the seismic forces moving beneath.
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The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis, curated by Annie Fletcher is on view 11am til 5pm, Wednesday to Sunday. Admission to Buxton Contemporary is always free. ⁣

Image: Installation view, The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2020, with 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 2013 (still), Courtesy of the Otolith Group, © the artists, photography Christian Capurro⁣

#buxtoncontemporary #xenogenesis #theotolithgroup #unimelb

𝙎𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨⁣
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The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴, curated by Annie Fletcher is on view until February 14th, 2021.⁣
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Entry to #buxtoncontemporary is always free, we are open Wed - Sun 11am til 5pm. ⁣⁣
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Image: Installation view, The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2020, with 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 2014 (detail), Courtesy of the Otolith Group, © the artists, photography Christian Capurro⁣

Our current exhibition The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦

Our current exhibition The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 presents a cross-section of work by The Otolith Group, created between 2013 and 2018. The title of the exhibition is derived from the science fiction trilogy Xenogenesis (1987 - 89) by the African Amerian writer Octavia E. Butler.⁣
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A suggested reading list to accompany the exhibition compiled by the artists is available via link in our bio.⁣
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Image: Installation view, The Otolith Group: 𝘟𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2020, Courtesy of the Otolith Group and LUX, London © the artists, photography Christian Capurro

Sunday afternoon sorted ✅ Spend 18 minutes and

Sunday afternoon sorted ✅
Spend 18 minutes and 43 seconds with @nicholas.mangan while he tells you how lockdown transformed his ongoing project ‘Limits to Growth’.

Our 4th #Lightsourcecommission can be found in the What’s On section of our website. Link in bio!

Image: Nicholas Mangan
Limits to Growth – Part 3 (Letter to Rai), (still) 2020
HD, sound, black and white with colour, duration 18:43
© the artist
Light Source commission, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne, 2020
@suttongallerymelbourne

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