What does it mean to be the absolute essence of who you are without being wedded to any of it? For a long time, the ‘self’ was considered a stable and trustworthy container within which you can be found. Emerging theories of selfhood recognise that it isn’t so simple. We know that we can have as many social selves as the people who recognise us.
Artists: Bruno Booth, Amrita Hepi, Léuli Eshrāghi, Bhenji Ra, Aleks Danko, Cassie Sullivan, Georgia Morgan, Cigdem Aydemir, David Rosetzky, and Shea Kirk. Curated by Caine Chennatt.
Image: Amrita Hepi Scripture for a smoke screen Episode 1: dolphin house, 2022. Dual-channel video installation. Commissioned by ACMI and Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia. Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery.