Chantal Fraser, Fantômas Gold, (detail), 2023. Welding helmet, adhesive, acrylic rhinestones and metallic glass shards, 30 x 26 x 21.5cm. Photo: Patrick Lester. Courtesy: the artist and NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.

The Ascended exhibition crystallises Chantal Fraser’s exploration of power and class through her anti-colonial and anti-capitalist strategies, developing a theory that links ornamentation, personal protective devices and protest aesthetics as means to subvert and liberate identities.

Fraser’s multimedia practice has garnered significant acclaim within Australian contemporary art and reflects the complexity of lived experiences for diasporic Sāmoan and Pasifika communities.

The Ascended is a touring exhibition from Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane, curated by Naomi Evans.

Opening Event: Friday 10 November, 5.30 – 7.30pm.

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