PHYSICAL OBJECTS TO FOSTER MOMENTS OF HUMAN CONNECTION
Living in an increasingly digital world marked by mass production and overconsumption, the exhibition Tactile Dialogues challenges us to reconsider the role of physical objects and fostering moments of human connection.
Curated and directed by Ryan Fernandes within the Made by Morgen showroom, this showcase part of the Melbourne Design Week Program offers a rich and tactile experience through mixed materiality from textiles, wood, wool, metal, leather, glass, and paper. It serves as a platform for experimentation by local artists and makers, who draw on traditional techniques to create contemporary forms that bridge past, present, and future.
Tactile Dialogues explores the ties that bind us to physical spaces and community, celebrating the power of craft to comfort, surprise, and inspire joy. Each work prompts us to reflect on how materials are sourced and processed and reconsidered through the act of making, repair and transformation.
The exhibition unfolds through a series of interconnected spaces, each object conversing with the next.
To launch the exhibition, we welcome the community to an opening night celebration on Thursday, May 15th (5-8pm). The celebration will feature an immersive sensory experience, live craft demonstrations, music, and light.
Featuring Artists - Makers
Made By Morgen
Emma Shepherd Sundance Studio
Sarah Nedovic
Martyn Thompson
Lana Launay
denHolm
Paul Vizzari
Andrew Hustwaite
Miniscapes
Weighted Lines
Ryan Foote
Moya Delany
Thang Do
Jacqueline Cilia
Nadine Draper
Minjeong Park
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Melbourne Design Week is Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival and takes place from 15–25 May 2025.
The 2025 program spans 11 days of 350+ events, exhibitions, talks, and installations throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria• Melbourne Design Week is a vital platform for emerging and established creative practitioners, offering the Australian design community and audiences the opportunity to engage with a diverse program of talks, tours, exhibitions, installations, and workshops.
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is curated and delivered by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Visit designweek.melbourne from 15 April to view the full program.
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