Taking Back Language

Taking Back Language showcases a selection of works by artists who engage with text to reclaim language. Using different mediums, artists in this exhibition examine the ways that words can be used to reveal, challenge and subvert different power structures.

In this exhibition, artists use different methods and devices to address the power of language. Some use humour to reclaim power. Others use defiance to let us know they are here and they're powerful. While some artists turn colonial erasure back on itself, others celebrate the reclamation of language.  

Often, language has been used as a tool to stereotype people, to quash dissent, or to skew representations of people and place. Through the exploration of speech and language this exhibition celebrates the perseverance of culture. Taking Back Language opens up the diverse ways in which artists are reclaiming power through word and art. 

Artists: Brian McKinnon, Fiona Foley, Jazz Money, Jenna Lee, Kait James, Karla Dickens, Mia Boe and Peter Waples-Crowe.   

Join us at the opening event for Taking Back Language on Sat 14 June 2pm- 4pm, click here for more details. Free to attend, all welcome.