GALLERY 1: ‘Session’ GROUP SHOW curated by Sally Browne and Kerstin Cassar Aug 22 – Sep 5 2009

Session is the title of the upcoming exhibition at Trocadero Art Space in Footscray. The exhibition is the first in an annual series at Trocadero looking at different cultures from within. Session is presented by skateboarders about skateboarding. The exhibition transfers the skateboarding terminology into a gallery context offering an inclusive model of discourse. In ‘skate talk’ a session is based around a location where disparate groups and individuals would congregate with surety that others will be there. As opposed to the drug or alcohol application of the term – in skate circles – sessions are inclusive and are vital in the culture’s progression.

Artists of various mediums and styles will be having a session, offering a unique critique and reflection of what would normally be kept out of the mainstream or glorified as fashion. Tattoos, photographs, and sculptures all form a cohesive glimpse into a lifestyle that was not-so-long-ago deemed worthy of society’s miscreants.