SOAK - Dhana Merritt

Next date: Saturday, 14 February 2026 | 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM

SOAK is a communal magnesium foot soak: part artwork, part health retreat, and fully participatory. To experience the work, visitors are invited to pause, sit with the artist, and immerse their feet in a rejuvenating infusion of magnesium and lemon balm (harvested from the artist’s medicinal herb garden). The SOAK activation offers a participatory space where the proven benefits of hydrotherapy are interwoven with moments of exchange, reflection, and the gentle restoration of both body and community. This activation is a part of Rest Time, showing at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre until Sat 14 February 2026.

Date & Time

SOAK Activation 1: Saturday 11 October 2025 | 4:00pm– 6:30pm | Delivered as part of Bundoora Homestead Opening Event

SOAK Activation 2: Saturday 14 February 2026 | 10:00am –4:00pm

Bookings are not required. Visitors are welcome to drop in and out during the activation. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by a guardian. 

This public program is proudly supported by the City of Darebin's Community Grants Program.

 

Explore Dhana Merritt's artwork in Rest Time showing at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre until Sat 14 February 2026.

Opening hours: Wed- Fri: 11am–4pm

Saturday: 10am–4pm

About the Facilitator

Dhana Merritt is an artist, naturopath, and arts worker based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Her practice explores the healing power of nature through simple acts of nourishment and communal health. Integrating herbal medicine, sensory ritual, art activations and shared participatory experiences, Merritt creates immersive artworks that invite rest, reflection, and connection. Medicinal teahouses, aromatherapy blends and therapeutic foot soaks evoke ancient traditions of communal care.

https://www.instagram.com/dhanamerritt/

Getting here

To plan your visit click here

Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) will be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive.

Image credit: Dhana Merritt. SOAK 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.

When

Location

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Dr, Bundoora, 3083, View Map