Direct, Directed, Directly

Direct, Directed, Directly description

Direct, Directed, Directly is a group exhibition about communication: speaking directly, speaking indirectly, looking for meaning (and not finding it), double meanings, breakdowns.

Installed across the two levels of Samstag Museum, Direct, Directed, Directly draws together Australian and international artists working across performance, moving image, installation and sound. The exhibition dives into the gap between what is said and what is heard – ranging from the theatrical to the philosophical, the works invoke gesture, translation and language to broach the difficulties of communicating. How do we say what we need to say, and who’s listening? Are we making sense? What’s the point in trying?

Communication is a two-way process that can succeed, sometimes, but also fail spectacularly. Direct, Directed, Directly is an exhibition that believes amid the inherent frustration, futility and misunderstandings, there is catharsis to be found in the humour and absurdity of our attempts to connect.