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Shan Dante
to hold a space for the body to give
exhibition
offsite
13 Sep – 21 Sep 2024
18:00–17:00
Cool Change and PS Art Space are pleased to present to hold a space for the body to give, a solo exhibition by Shan Dante.
to hold a space for the body to give is the nought caught between the crosses, a worldly power suspended inside the judgement of the past and the foolishness of the future. Between these two forms, the body becomes an abstract vessel for navigation—whether to swim the oceans or traverse the cliffs. In time and space, trauma, queerness, and impairment all converge to a singularity, fostering an alienation of the self and a compulsion to listen to pop songs on repeat.
In a yearning to discover, we, the others, are subjected to trials of judgement and foolishness. Within a game of ex’s and oh’s, luck decides the final player—an often destined failure. to hold a space for the body to give unravels the ball of yarn to understand the depths between selves. We cry over our poetic tragedies and laugh at our mundane realities, questioning if just maybe, it really was aliens all along.
Gallery 1
Exhibition opening:
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday, 13 September 2024
With Actional Attempt
Public programming:
TBA
Exhibition duration:
13 – 21 September 2024
CC × PS:
Ground Level (PS Art Space)
22 Pakenham Street
Fremantle WA 6160
Sunday – Monday • Closed
Tuesday – Friday • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday • 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Unless otherwise specified
Shan Dante is an emerging multidisciplinary artist existing between Boorloo/Perth and Naarm/Melbourne. Their practice evokes the dark and silly, blurring the real and surreal through acts of parody and yearning—the never-ending stage of expectation and exhaustion.
Shan examines the introduction and conclusion through cyclical motions of video, sound, and performativity. Their discovery of the self and its true imperfections through a queer neurodiverse lens play a resounding part of their praxis, where they embrace the culturally influential and terrifyingly unknown.
Shan held their first solo show at First Site Gallery in 2023 and completed an Honours in Fine Art from RMIT University in 2021. They work across the Mental Health and Disability sector, and in their free time like engaging in in silly/engrossing content from all kinds of media.
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