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Monuments2026
w/ Nyoah Rosmarin, Monash Art Design & Architecture
@ Maribyrnong Park Bowls & Croquet Club
“Monuments are everywhere. Sometimes they are subtle, a rock or a bubbler, only distinguished by their bronze plaque. Sometimes they are gaudy and outlandish, a new Returned Service League (RSL) filled equal parts with memorabilia and pokies machines. Mostly inconspicuous, these types of monuments are so prolific that they appear invisible, or at least unnoticed. A monument does not necessarily equate to a monumental building.”
Showcasing student research from a Studies Unit led by Nyoah Rosmarin, this exhibition focused on these particular building-monuments–on clubs, leagues, halls, and pools–to discern the multiple ways meaning and feeling is embedded in these places.
The show was hosted at the old Maribyrnong Park Bowls and Croquet Club, a wonderful time capsule of a community clubhouse. Open only for an evening and an afternoon, the show was swept away by the tides of change.
Photography by Hamish McIntosh.