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For 18 months, Alec Von Bargen travelled to 23 "Médecins Sans Frontières" (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) missions in 10 countries, documenting life amidst unfolding global conflicts. Through interviews, photography, recordings, and video, Von Bargen has illuminated the tapestry of human struggle and perseverance across the globe. At the heart of his work are in-depth observations and dialogue with his environment. The resulting photographs show the inspiration obtained by the artist from the struggles of people for survival and the proximity that comes from humanitarian aid. This monumental effort was undertaken with the help of a group of protagonists including doctors, medical staff, volunteers, patients, victims and everyday people—the cacophony of voices form So.lil.o.quy.“Alec Von Bargen’s body of work, comprising installation, photographic and temporal works, undertaken throughout 10 countries and comprising 23 projects, titled 'So.lil.o.quy', destabilises traditional notions of knowledge and representation within visual cultures and methodologies as found in both fields of art and anthropology, attesting to and engaging within a new vision of representational practice, offering a more authentic response to the world.”—Lynne Roberts Goodwin Press: Armenia Art Fair, Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Head On Photo FestivalPublished by Pacific, 2018Texts by Avril Benoit, Elizabeth Karp-Evans, and Lynne Roberts-GoodwinHardcover 480 pages, 8 ¼ × 10 ¾ inches Edition of 500

120 bpm is the average number of beats per minute on a club track. So 120 bpm, the book, raps out some high-density forward-thrusting photo sequences from the years of techno’s meteoric rise in Switzerland to become one of the last great youth movements here, leaving its massive imprint on the nightlife, clubs and ongoing innovation in electronic dance music to this day.Swiss photographer Philipp Mueller covered the dawn of the Swiss techno scene in the early 1990s in his raw shots of Zürich’s first street parades, underground raves, and parties—whether backstage in clubs or in the intimacy of private venues—for various magazines.His photographs are interleaved here with facsimiled clippings from rave magazines and fanzines as well as first-hand accounts from some of the ravers who made the nascent scene.270 pages, 22.5 × 31 cm, hardcover, Edition Patrick Frey (Zurich).

2021Acrylic on canvas63 x 92cmPippa Makgill is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based painter and sculptor. Pippa's work addresses the idea of shifting materiality, and the presence of the 'formless' within space. She often applies the concept of 'fluidity' to her work - capturing gesture within static mediums - and is deeply compelled by edges and how they can pull on the body's sensual gauge of sight, surface and form.

Runners Oil pastel on paper420 x 297signed en versoAs an established designer and visual artist, Day traverses two distinct visual realms and navigates this duality within his studio. Through his gallery artwork, he expresses dual experiences—aggression versus compassion, accomplishment versus failure and creation versus accumulation—by emphasising the role of contrast in his oil collages. ⁠Positive and negative elements enter into a cheerful interplay, and the viewer witnesses objects and figures connect with their environment by sharing defined edges, and bouncing between two-dimensional planes. ⁠

These 20-minute botanical candles are a great way to focus your attention and get you started towards greater equanimity, acceptance and joy.This Haze candle set includes:• Haze candles (20-minute) x 10Always use these candles with a candle stand (not included).Our Haze candles are handmade in Japan from 100% plant-based haze wax: all-natural and vegan-friendly.

2022Hand painted acrylic screen print on wooden panel40 x 30cmThom Stuart is a Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country (Caloundra) based Artist, and his work references a mix of botanical motifs, found marks and surface textures in both natural and artificial colour scapes, to create a language that reflects the contemporary Australian landscape.Thom uses a mix of traditional and urban painting approaches and print-making and drawing techniques to create meaningful work with an inherent underlying visual beauty. His large-scale murals extend and abstract visuals are uncovered in his studio practice. The references to the semi-abstract scapes of natural and built environments often echo the surrounding spaces, creating a dialogue between project and place.