DANDENONG STAR JOURNAL
Home » Objects of curiosity

Objects of curiosity

In a whirr of costumes and movement, Dandenong Primary School students are hitting the big stage as part of an international art exhibition.

The students, with artist-educator Kym Maxwell, are taking on the roles of frogs, ravens, trees and a scientist for a live performance at the Shapes of Knowledge event at Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA).

Their performance Objects of Longing stems from months of workshops.

Since Term 3 2018, the students have explored their personal collecting of items during playtime, visited behind the scenes at MUMA as well as becoming curators at their own temporary Museum of Anticipation.

Their live theatre performance was formed as a result.

Shapes of Knowledge features eight projects from artists and groups from across the world, including Asia Art Achive (Hong Kong), A Centre for Everything (Australia), Chimurenga (South Africa) and Annette Kraus (The Netherlands).

Objects of Longing will be performed at MUMA on Saturday 23 February.

 

Digital Editions


More News

  • Falcons rise as Noble stalls

    Falcons rise as Noble stalls

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 527661 Noble Park (8/239) has taken a stunning fall to sixth place in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA) after a brave but failed…

  • World-class care at Tynong

    World-class care at Tynong

    An already impressive footprint continues to grow in magnitude after the grand opening of the Southside High Performance Centre (HPC) at the Pakenham Training Centre last week. Southside Racing’s most…

  • ‘Sisters’ enterprise gains twin acclaim

    ‘Sisters’ enterprise gains twin acclaim

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530527 Social enterprise SisterWorks was a dual winner at City of Greater Dandenong’s Australia Day Awards 2026. The not-for-profit received the Community Group of…

  • Postive powerhouse for new arrivals

    Postive powerhouse for new arrivals

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530527 Community leader and “powerhouse” Nika Suwarsih knows full well how hard it is to build a new life in Australia. For 19 years,…

  • Australia Day: Community pride shines at Greater Dandenong awards

    Australia Day: Community pride shines at Greater Dandenong awards

    Some of Greater Dandenong’s most community-minded citizens, groups and businesses have been lauded at the council’s Australia Day awards at Springvale. Greater Dandenong mayor Sophie Tan said the annual awards…