Material Assembly (MatA): Re-Forming Matter

Opening CELEBRATION
THURSDAY 4 September 2025
5–7pm

SITE EIGHT Gallery
RMIT University, Building 2, Level 2, Room 8
Bowen Street, Melbourne

Enter via Rodda Lane for lift access

Material Assembly (MatA): Re-Forming Matter

Join us for the re-launch of Material Assembly (MatA), an RMIT-based collective of artist-researchers working at the intersection of material, meaning, and making. This dynamic exhibition marks a renewed chapter in MatA’s evolution, showcasing experimental works that push the boundaries of contemporary art and craft.

Through critical, sensory, and speculative studio-led practices, MatA artists explore the transformative properties of materials as carriers of cultural ideas and agents of new forms. From the tangible to the technological, the works in this exhibition respond to our rapidly shifting world with curiosity, rigour, and imagination.

Supported by CAST.

Sue Buchanan, Vittoria Di Stefano, Mark Edgoose, Deborah Fisher, Andrew Gunnell, Hootan Heydari, Claire McArdle, Lindy McSwan, Christopher Earl Milbourne, Michaela Pegum, Simon Perry, Nicole Polentas, Steven Rendall, Kylie Stillman, Sarah Tomasetti, Ingrid Tseng, Jie Zhou

Tuesday 2 September – Thursday 4 September
10:00am–5:00pm daily

Closing Celebration
Thursday 4 September
5:00pm–7:00pm

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Image: Gif and poster design by Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison, 2025