Toes Up is an immersive installation that brings together intricate collage-based paintings with hand-painted stop-motion animations and ceramic sculptures.
Drawing inspiration from medieval and contemporary attitudes toward death, the exhibition is centred around the Danse Macabre—a historical allegory depicting death leading all to their graves through an absurd, carnivalesque dance.
The works explore themes of death denial, euphemisms, and the turbulent emotions tied to uncertainty, using slapstick humour and the playful language of cartoons to make darker themes approachable. Highlights include large-scale un-stretched canvases inspired by euphemisms like “pushing up daisies,” juxtaposed with smaller framed works that integrate personal photographs, cartoons, and found imagery.
Visitors will navigate a dynamic installation where layered paintings are suspended like tapestries and animations draw viewers into visceral, yet whimsical, narratives. By reframing dying with wit and creativity, Worm Food invites critical reflection on how confronting mortality can alleviate anxiety and foster acceptance.
Kingston Arts Centre
979-985 Nepean Hwy
Moorabbin VIC 3189
T: (03) 9556 4440
W: www.kingstonarts.com.au
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Saturday 11am - 4pm
Please note our galleries are closed on all Victorian public holidays and in between exhibitions.
Please review our exhibition dates before visiting.
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
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