Jahan Rezakhanlou
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![Photo of asylum seekers captured by Barat Ali Batoor, in ‘Searching for Photo courtesy of Barat Ali Batoor. The composition of the photo has highlighted two asylum seekers wearing orange life jackets on a boat. One is looking towards the camera, his hair wet, and eyes round.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_4228-e1719361419420.jpeg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Searching for Sanctuary, State Library Victoria
Barat Ali Batoor’s mesmerising multimedia portrayal of his perilous journey from Afghanistan to Australia pushes the boundaries of photojournalism.
!['Chickenosaurus' installation view from 'NOT NATURAL' at Science Gallery Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Stanton. Graffiti-like artwork of a hybrid chicken and dinosaur in an exhibition space with a large window on the left hand side. Four young people are hanging out in the space.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Chickenosaurus_NOT-NATURAL_Photo-Matthew-Stanton-e1710220807857.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: NOT NATURAL, Science Gallery Melbourne
Artistic and scientific works that highlight the relationship between humanity and the natural/unnatural.
![Installation view ‘Ash Keating: PRESSURE’ at Bunjil Place. Photo: Michael Pham. A vast gallery space with polished timber floor and two white columns running through it. There are six large canvases with splashes of coloured paint, ranging from yellow, orange, red to green, blue and purple.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/IMG_3984-e1707453806775.jpeg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Ash Keating: PRESSURE, Bunjil Place
Pressure manifesting into canvases that capture fluidity and colour.
![Trash Museum of Bishkek. Photo: Supplied. A shipping container in the middle of a desert landscape with seven people sitting and standing out the front.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/IMG_3961.jpeg?w=310)
Why you should pay attention to Central Asia ecological art
Ecological art in Central Asia confronts oppressive state power and the environmental crisis, yet is overlooked in contemporary discourse.
![Families. Korean-Japanese ‘family’ band, Tennger. Photo: Supplied. Three figures stand in a triangle arrangement looking at the viewer with their hands in prayer. They are all wearing white flowing garments in a natural setting with a brown, rocky background.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/TENGGER-e1702345799481.jpg?w=310)
Creativity begins at home? Families in support of artistic growth
How does the influence of creative parents affect a child as they grow? We take a look at three distinct…
!['ARA DOLATIAN: Heavenly Bodies' installation view at James Makin Gallery. Photo: Ivana Smiljanic. Three small sculptures on plinths inside a white gallery space. Each sculpture is gold and blue with towering shapes.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/405605405_777836081038555_747533653856830311_n-e1702345173922.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Heavenly Bodies, James Makin Gallery
The ceramicist turns our attention to the vibrancy of ancient artefacts and repositions them in our contemporary context.
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Postcard from Hong Kong
Your cultural guide to Hong Kong with art hubs that offer respite from the busy city filled with creativity from…
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Concert review: FLIGHT: The Next Generation of Artists, Fitzroy Town Hall
A mini music festival’s dreamy takeover of Fitzroy Town Hall with intriguing contrasts of performance ambience and audience-artist connections.