Paul Yore, Uluru (It Was All A Dream), 2025, mixed media assemblage on board comprising glass, plastic, beads, synthetic fur, trim, cotton thread, LED light, wood, synthetic polymer, adhesive, and fixtures, 185 x 174 x 13 cm.

The word ‘souvenir’ refers to memory, that vital faculty of the mind that allows us to form our identities, communicate, and create relationships with each other and the world around us. Seeking beauty and wonderment in the familiar, this exhibition brings together a collection of sculptural works that mirror popular Australian images, engaging memory, nostalgia, and our collective cultural histories. Adapting traditional craft methodologies across assemblage, mosaic, appliqué and embroidery, Paul Yore monumentalises humble mass produced motifs into highly decorative tableaux, allowing new possibilities for participation, contemplation and meaning. By playfully breaking down hierarchies between high and low cultural forms, Yore opens up a dialogue directly with our own subjective responses as spectators, empowering us to feel curiosity and wonderment. Optimistic and affirming, this exhibition reasserts Yore’s belief that art is an important space for expression, acceptance, and potentiality.

Opening event: Saturday 17th May, 1-3pm