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Reidy and Firtsy

Hi!
It's the 14th tomorrow and Ill be enjoying the company of the talented Melissa Reidy and her (and my) cohorts as we celebrate a life suspended in graphite and the first anniversary of immaculate modulation named nine on seven.
I'll be doing my behest to get you down here!
From 6pm to when am

nine on seven reopens with ANIMALIA new drawings by Melissa Reidy

Launching THURSDAY OCTOBER 14TH FROM 6PM at nine on seven,

Rooftop Cinema Bar Curtin House

Running until November 10th

Melissa Reidy is a Melbourne based Artist working in illustration and drawing. Composed in pencil depicting improbable beings in improbable situations Reidy’s work often features feathers, men’s suits or ram’s horns. She is a consummate zine maker and sharer and has been a volunteer at Sticky Institute. Reidy’s comics have twice featured in the comics magazine ‘Tango’.

As an emerging curator Reidy has curated and shown in ‘The Undiscovered Press’ at Platform Artspace in February 2010 and in February 2011 will curate an exhibition as a part of the ‘I am Typewriter: The Melbourne Typewriter Block Party’ at Sticky Institute. She hopes to always be drawing. Even when she’s old and needs help getting out of her comfy chair.

Show description:

Animalia is a series of HB pencil drawings of hybrid beings presenting a visual portmanteau of species. Reidy’s jarring amalgamations are created out of playfulness and curiosity. She imagines the species existing in actuality through her use of zoological nomenclature. Each work is accompanied by a biological classification and an encyclopaedic entry. A description of migration, feeding and behavioural habits in addition to their habitat is listed; suspending our disbelief for a moment easing this creatures transition from unreal to real.

After an extended hiatus, a long winter and a complete restoration of the boxes

come along and celebrate one year of choice cubes, modular captivation and strong cider !!

Bests,

Claire

nine on seven ONE YEAR OLD today!!

THANK YOU
Thank you to Kees de Bruyn for offering the opportunity to get nine on seven
started in the first place.
Thank you to Tim Peach and Grant Gould for their input, encouragement and extensive help.
Thank you to all Rooftop Bar staff too numerous to mention here.
Thank you to Chris Newbury for the box design, construction and maintenance.
Thank you to Jason Flaherty for designing the logo.
Thank you to everyone who made it up to the openings and made them FUN.
And a large, boisterous thank you to all of the Artists :
Jeremy Ley and Abram de Bruyn
Leila Morrissey
Snotrag
Lauren Rigbye
Kat Weir
Erin Templeton, Queenie Fletcher and Tania Price
Michael P Fikaris
UPPER LEFT ARM: Kasia Tons and Jac Eddy
Boxed In:Pat Grant, Jase Harper, Jo Waite, Leigh Rigozzi, Michael Hawkins, Tim Molloy, Mandy Ord
Arts Project Australia: Tim Williams, Wayne Marnell and Alan Constable.
Virginia Overell
Ben Hutchings

All worked so hard to create such memorable, skillful and FUN shows.
All the while offering much encouragement and support for a fledgling curator
such as myself.
Much obliged,
Claire Alexander
Artspace Manager
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SUMMER PROGRAM BEGINNING MID OCTOBER
Stay tuned for dates

COMING SOON!

nine on seven's program will resume in October 2010.

In the mean time please see my Album of my tour of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

In June and July of this year Snot Rag and I travelled to Indonesia to visit friends and see/do art.

It was fast, FUN and fruitful.

Many firsts, many friends.

Many thanks to:

Snotty, for putting up with me, sharing her wisdom, 'can-do' and tempe times.

Kees de Bruyn, our friend, raconteur and help line.

All at Samsara especially Inna for laughs, support and a warm home.

All at Survive especially Bayu and Ade for coffee, directions and FUN.

All at YK especially Rolly for such fast and colourful times.

All at Taring Padi for passion, patience and great patches.

And all in between...

TERIMA KASIH BANYAK

Just when you think the sun's here to stay ......

It's raining again......

URGENT:
The Sun is required to ensure nine on seven's restoration process is COMPLETE.
Please make yourself available high in the sky for a continuous period of upto three days.

Thank-you