5 Abstractions

curated by Aaron Martin

August 8 – 30, 2025

5 Abstractions brings together five artists – Melbourne-based Lachlan Stonehouse, Emma Langridge, Aaron Martin, and John Aslanidis, alongside Belgium-based Michael Vandorpe – whose practices each reflect a rigorous engagement with abstraction as both method and language.

In contrast to serial or thematic presentations, each artist was invited to contribute a single painting that operates as a self-contained proposition. These works serve not as summaries of practice but as concentrated instances through which broader concerns—formal, conceptual, perceptual—are articulated.

By limiting the presentation to one work per artist, the exhibition foregrounds the autonomy of the individual artwork while opening a discursive space between contrasting approaches to contemporary abstraction. From system-based methodologies and optical experimentation to material investigations and spatial tension, 5 Abstractions proposes a dialogue that is both spare and expansive.