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Conversations in Colour: A Departure Point

Melissa Fontini

Front Gallery - 10.10.24 – 21.11.24

Conversations in Colour: A Departure Point, invites you into a world where the human body becomes a canvas for exploring movement, intimacy, and vulnerability. This exhibition investigates the possibilities of non-verbal communication, revealing how humans can tell stories with their bodies. Through a process of collaboration, Fontini engages with individuals who generously share their physical presence, allowing both artist and subject to move beyond everyday defences. This intimate exchange opens doors to the subconscious, uncovering layers of hidden truths that are as compelling as they are revealing.

In this new series presented at the AVA, intimacy and play become the base layer of the artist’s practice, who taps into kinaesthetic experiences to unlock fresh modes of expression. Her paintings emerge from a process of dynamic dialogue, where every stroke of the brush captures the rhythm and vulnerability of a shared experience.

The work reflects the fluidity of the conversations that gave them life, mapping the contours of emotional and physical exchanges with a vivid, pulsating visual language. More than a visual experience, Conversations in Colour: A Departure Point challenges our understanding of dialogue, inviting viewers to consider the profound and often unspoken connections that shape our human experience.