FEMININITY HAS DETACHED ITSELF FROM WOMANHOOD - ANYONE CAN, AND DOES, PARTICIPATE.
FEMININE PLAY DRAWS ON STEPHANIE HARKIN’S RESEARCH ON FEMININE GAMES AND PLAY CULTURES. FEMININE PLAY HAS BEEN OVERSHADOWED BY TRADITIONAL THINKING THAT PAIRS GAMES WITH BOYHOOD, COMPETITION AND VIOLENCE.
CURATED WORKS FOR THIS EXHIBITION REIMAGINE GAMES AND PLAY. IT ACCOUNTS FOR THE FEMININE EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES THAT HAVE GONE UNNOTICED.
THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES THOUGHTFUL GAMES, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS FROM THE NFSA AND ACMI, AND PLAYFUL CREATIVE WORKS FROM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. VISITORS TO THE SPACE ARE INVITED INTO A MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AROUND GENDER, CULTURE, AND GAMES.
FEMININE PLAY IS PROGRAMMED AS PART OF THE 2024 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK.
