A velvet ant, a flower and a bird evokes a garden of knowledge anchored by three familiar figures from nature — a velvet ant, a flower and a bird. These figures represent a parliament of beings, each carrying symbolic and metaphorical weight that encourage us to reimagine what intelligence means.
Opening weekend program from 11:30am TODAY, Saturday 21.O2.2O26, including floor talks, conversation panels and lectures. All events FREE. Click here for the full program.
Guest curated by Professor Dr Chus Martínez, Head of the Institute of Art Gender Nature at the FHNW Academy of Arts and Design, Basel, Switzerland.
A velvet ant, a flower and a bird
19.O2.2O26 — O6.O6.2O26
The Potter Museum of Art
Cnr of Swanston St and Masson Rd
Parkville VIC 3O52
Image: Naomi Hobson, Rare, 2O25, pigment print on archival cotton rag paper, 83 x 83cm.