SKIN: THE EXHIBITION

“AN ARTISTIC FIREBRAND”- THE AGE. THIS EXHIBITION IS EXCELLENT AND WELL WORTH EXPERIENCING" QRAVE- ★★★★ - ARTSHUB

Critically acclaimed artiste, performer and journalist Jessi Ryan returns to the Midsumma Presents program with a deeply personal and reflective experiential project that in clear eyed vision exposes the faultlines in discourse that seek to erase us.

SKIN: THE EXHIBITION from 6-8 February brings contemporary queer histories to the fore, through an immersive video experience. Enshrined in this space are the stories of 6 diverse lgbtqia+ community members as told by their tattooed cartography. Using your personal device- scanning a series of QR codes unlocks further content and interviews.

SKIN features the diverse stories and experiences of these 5 community participants, alongside the inclusion of Ryan’s “self portrait”.

• Brenton Geyer, has been a fixture of Melbourne queer life for what seems like decades. His contributions have spanned the queer club scene as well as media and events.
• Georgina Mclaren is a bisexual, AuDHD theatre creator and performer from Naarm/Melbourne. She grew up quietly queer in Ballarat.
• Dax Carnay-Hanrahan is an award-winning transwoman artist, actor, writer, and in-demand speaker with a rich heritage in the arts.
• Elle is a musician and bartender working on Smith St. Growing up in the north east of England. Her family migrated to Perth when she was 9 she has lived in Melbourne since 2024.
• Sprinkle Magic was born in Rome in 1970, then raised across the vast landscapes of Australia. For the past 3 decades, Melbourne has been her home- embracing her as a beloved fixture in our creative underground.

A STRICTLY LIMITED 3 DAY EXHIBITION NOT TO BE MISSED THIS MIDSUMMA.