Exhibition Opening: Pit Yourself Against, Witching Hour (II) and After Epilogue

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of our special evening opening event for our first three exhibitions of the year!

Pit Yourself Against, by Burmese artist Ma Ei, presents new video and photographic self-portraits that reflect on human fragility, resilience, and the search for peace amid turmoil.

Witching Hour (II) by Heidi Holmes explores insomnia and menopause, drawing on the body’s physical experiences to create an installation that transforms the gallery into a luminous, dreamlike, and restless environment.

After Epilogue by Judy Kong is an atmospheric installation combining video, sound, and sculpture that invites reflection on the experience of cinema and the lasting impressions after a film ends.

Opening performance: A free participatory performance by exhibiting artist Ma Ei will be held during the exhibition launch on. In Cut the Roots Off, visitors are invited to break the roots off a mound of bean sprouts, symbolising the collective removal of harmful systems and outdated structures, and inviting reflection on social change and shared responsibility.

Opening event

Speeches begin at 6.00pm with a Welcome to Country by a Wurundjeri Elder.

There will be drinks from Noisy Ritual and some snacks from A1 Bakery.

Accessibility information

This event will be interpreted in Auslan.

For more information about the accessibility of our venue, please visit our Access and inclusion at the Counihan Gallery page.

Contact

Counihan Gallery
Phone: 03 9389 8622
Email: CounihanGallery@merri-bek.vic.gov.au

Further information

For exhibition updates you can follow the Counihan Gallery Instagram page. You can also go to the Counihan Gallery Facebook page.

For further information about these exhibitions, visit our What's on at the Counihan Gallery page.