Finn Goldstraw

Test Pattern

November 15th – December 7th, 2024

Test Pattern takes its name from the visual calibration patterns once displayed on television screens between broadcasts. The exhibition features works created at various times, across different mediums, and with diverse intentions, all brought together through instinctive and playful curation. Drawing from both unfinished and finished projects from the past three years, the exhibition invites viewers to find their own themes and narratives within the collection. Akin to a mixtape, it’s about exploration, fun, and creating cohesion from diverse sources. For the artist, Test Pattern offers a moment to pause, recalibrate, and reflect on past patterns to prepare for the future.

Finn Goldstraw is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist working primarily in documentary and conceptual photography. His current practice explores psychological themes through a photographic lens, while also experimenting with the three-dimensionality and technical aspects of photography through collaging techniques and found objects. A 2023 graduate from Monash University with a Double Bachelor in Visual Arts and Arts (Extended Major in Psychology), Finn recently completed a Creative Residency at the Centre for Contemporary Photography and is now working on his first photobook.