‘Shared Skin’ – Opening Night

Special Event
14 February 2025
‘Shared Skin’ – Opening Night

Celebrate the opening night of Shared Skin, presented as part of the 2025 Adelaide Festival.

When

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

14 February 2025

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Access

Shared Skin is a group exhibition showcasing new commissions and existing works from Atong Atem (AU), Hana Pera Aoake (NZ), Jared Flitcroft (NZ), Juanella Donovan (AU), Jumana Manna (GER), Jacob Boehme, KTB + Narungga Family Choir (AU), Tuan Andrew Nguyen (USA), Bhenji Ra (AU), Steven Rhall (AU), Marikit Santiago (AU) and Jennifer Tee (NL). 

Join us on Friday 14 February at ACE for the opening night of Shared Skin with a world premiere performance from Tau’sug elder Sitti Airia Sangkula Obeso and multidisciplinary artist Bhenji Ra (AU).

Our bar will be stocked by our sponsors Alpha Box & Dice Wines and Bowden Brewing.

Feature Image: Tuan Andrew Nguyen, 'The Boat People', 2020. Single-channel video, 4K, Super 16mm transferred to digital, colour, 5.1 surround sound, 20 mins. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York.

Curator

Rayleen Forester

Artists

Atong Atem,
Hana Pera Aoake,
Jared Flitcroft,
Juanella Donovan,
Jumana Manna,
Jacob Boehme, KTB + the Narungga Family Choir,
Tuan Andrew Nguyen,
Bhenji Ra,
Steven Rhall,
Marikit Santiago,
Jennifer Tee

World Premiere Performance

Tau’sug elder Sitti Airia Sangkula Obeso,
Bhenji Ra

Also join us the following day at ACE for ‘Shared Skin’ – Tour, Talk & Performance.

Related Exhibition
Shared Skin
Related Public Programs
‘Shared Skin’ – Tour, Talk & Performance

15 February to 12 April 2025

Shared Skin investigates how we define relationships and sketches a complex picture of what a family can be.

See Exhibition

15 February to 15 February 2025

Join us at ACE with Shared Skin curator Rayleen Forester and artists for an afternoon of conversation and performance.

See Public Program

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Marikit Santiago, 'Apple of my eye', 2020, oil, acrylic and pen on found cardboard (pen and paint markings by Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago), fabrication by Nick Pedulla, 198cm x 185cm x 11cm. Courtesy of the artist.

About the Exhibition

Shared Skin investigates how we define relationships and sketches a complex picture of what a family can be.

Shared Skin combines new commissions and existing works by internationally recognised contemporary artists from First Nations and culturally diverse backgrounds, giving thought to familial relationships, interpersonal constellations and their connection to land, society and histories.

Shared Skin addresses how family is defined through gender, class, sexuality and the collision of global identities, cultures and community experiences.

Support

'Shared Skin' is presented and supported by Adelaide Festival.

Bhenji Ra is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Jennifer Tee’s presentation is made possible with generous assistance from Mondriaan Fund.

Juanella Donovan is supported by the Australian Governments Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia, Regional Arts Fund and Regional Arts Australia.

Jacob Boehme, KTB + the Narungga Family Choir are supported by the South Australian Government through the Music Development Office.

Jumana Manna is presented in partnership with The Mercury.

ACE tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka panpapanpalyarninthi (inparrinthi). Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampnthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.

ACE tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka panpapanpalyarninthi (inparrinthi). Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampnthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.