Artwork and Image supplied by the artist

Burrinja Presents

DoomsDay Core | Amanda Page

Thu 15 - Sun 25 May | Burrinja Airlock Gallery

An evocative reflection on climate, preservation, and global food security.

Doomsday Core presents a striking display of agricultural grain seed samples from the 2022 deposit made by the Australian Grains Genebank in Horsham, Victoria, to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway.

Referencing the structure of an ice core sample, this glass-blown artwork encapsulates seeds that burn, blister, and bubble—forming delicate atmospheres of trapped air and abstract, ash-like residue suspended within the glass. Each piece becomes a microcosm, echoing both preservation and fragility.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores frozen seed samples at –18°C, acting as a global food reserve should current food systems collapse due to fire, flood, famine, or war. Located 130 metres deep in the Arctic mountainside, the vault was designed to remain secure in the face of disaster. Yet, as temperatures rise and permafrost melts, even this symbol of security faces the threat of climate change—posing urgent questions about the future of food and survival.

This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2025, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV. 

Burrinja Presents

Artful Alliance | Alison Fabiny & Vicki Singleton

Sat 17 May - Sun 29 Jun  | Burrinja Studio Gallery

Photographer Alison Fabiny and mixed media artist Vicki Singleton invite you into a breathtaking visual dialogue between detail and texture, stillness and vibrancy.

Alison’s floral portrait photography, some inspired by the quiet elegance of Japanese wabi-sabi, captures fleeting botanical moments with extraordinary precision and depth. Her masterful use of natural and strobe lighting, combined with thoughtful composition, elevates each flower into something transcendent—inviting viewers to pause, lean in, and truly see. Her work is not just about beauty, but about presence.

In perfect harmony, Vicki’s richly textured mixed media and acrylic artworks burst with life and colour, drawing from the rhythms and patterns of the natural world. Each piece is a layered, tactile experience—alive with intuition, joy, and emotional depth. Her vibrant works have earned local acclaim and can be found in her studio at Burrinja Cultural Centre.

Together, Alison and Vicki create an exhibition that encourages you to slow down, look closer, and rediscover the wonder in the details that often go unnoticed.

Free exhibition - Wed to Sun 10am - 4pm

Exhibition Opening - Sat 17 May 2pm (all welcome)
Join Alison and Vicki for drinks and nibbles as they celebrate the launch of their first joint exhibition and share the inspiration behind their work.

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Artwork left - Alison Fabiny - Chrysanthemum Everlasting - image copyright by the artist
Artwork front right - Vicki Singleton - Into the Unknown - image supplied by the artist

Image: 'Listening to the Mountain Body' (2025) by Gülsen Özer and Aarti Jadu. Photo by Fergus Floyd.
 

Burrinja Presents

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain

Sat 24 May - Sun 13 Jul | Burrinja Gallery

We started to feel our bodies in a continuum with the body of the mountain.

Walking together across Corhanwarrabul (Dandenong Ranges), a group of artists shared place-responsive practices and considered what it means to 'listen to Country' through their diverse perspectives.

ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain is an exhibition outcome from this mobile residency. 

Curated by Gretel Taylor with Gülsen Özer and Mandy Nicholson, the exhibition includes painting, screendance, sound installation, textiles, sculpture, digital and cyanotype photography.

Artists: Aarti Jadu, Rebecca Murray, Mandy Nicholson, Jill Orr, Gülsen Özer, Laki Sideris, Gretel Taylor and Tammy Wong Hulbert.

Free Exhibition Opening | Sat 24 May 3pm-5pm

Join us to celebrate the opening of ngurrak-al marram-u / body of the mountain at Burrinja Gallery. The event will feature performances by Jill Orr and Djirri Djirri dancers and a Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri artist Mandy Nicholson. 

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Cyanotype Workshop facilitated by Rebecca Murray | Sat 7 Jun 11am - 13.30pm | $10 per person

Local artist, Rebecca Murray, is renowned for her beautiful cyanotype photography. She will lead a workshop for young people (aged 8+) to create a sun-printed image from found natural materials. Participants can then take their unique artworks home.

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'Biik Ngarrga'  - Wurundjeri Dance Workshop led by Djirri Djirri | Wed 9 Jul 11am - 11.45am | $10 per person

Learn about the layers of Country through dance. 

Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue. The Willy Wagtail is the Spirit’s Messenger and gave us dance! Our dances honour our Liwik (Ancestors), Kerr-up-non (Family), Biik (Country) and animals. 

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Place-responsive Art and Performance Now: a panel discussion | Thu 12 Jun 5.30-7pm| Free

Hosted by Centre for Art and Social Transformation (CAST), RMIT. 
Panellists: Professor Vicky Hunter (UK), Arahmaiani (Indonesia), Dr Jill Orr, Dr Mandy Nicholson. 
Chaired by Dr Gretel Taylor and introduced by Dr Tammy Wong Hulbert
Online and in-person: RMIT Interactive Theatre, Building 80, 435-457 Swanston Street, Melbourne/Naarm and online. 

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