Stories
A small, honest archive.
7 pieces
- What if the game wants you to disobey?Seven commissioned microgames, a shared theme and a Canberra starting point for curious players.Standing Invitation
Digital Dissent.
Culture & the things we do together - What a photograph leaves outIn Our Image opened at photo access on 29 October. Here is where to find the artists and the exhibition.Standing Invitation
What a photograph leaves out.
Culture & the things we do together - Small things are a way of paying attentionLisa Cahill’s glass is part of Gallery of Small Things’ new group show. A short, linked starting point.Standing Invitation
The art of looking.
Culture & the things we do together - When did hanging out become a calendar invite?An illustrated essay on friendship, effort and the invitation itself, and why a plan can be a kindness.
- Beside, not oppositeA social atlas of parallel company, shared tasks, games and familiar rooms, with sourced local starting points.
- Bring a plateThree words, several social contracts: what “bring a plate” asks for, and what it leaves unwritten.Standing Invitation
Bring a plate.
Culture & the things we do together - Why read together if nobody is talking?Why people might gather to read their own books in silence, and what a reported version of this note will need to find out.Standing Invitation
Reading in company.
Culture & the things we do together
On the desk
Briefs in research. They become stories only once the reporting, permissions and checks are done.
What concrete tells us about belonging
Can a short, accessible walk past Canberra’s civic buildings show who public architecture is for?
The room before the headliner
Who makes a small gig feel like a scene, before anyone famous walks on?
Who gets to stay a while?
Which public places let you linger without buying anything, and what makes them work?