Dormitorium

Matthew Bird; Marcus McMahon; Shanthakumar Wilson Rajaratnam; Sean Drummond; Caitlyn Parry

Dormitorium

Matthew Bird (Artist), Marcus McMahon (Other), Shanthakumar Wilson Rajaratnam (Other), Sean Drummond (Other), Caitlyn Parry (Artist)

Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Langwarrin, Vic, Australia
Publisher	McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery
Size	4350 mm (dia) x 2175 mm (h)
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Matthew Bird: Dormitorium - McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Langwarrin, Australia Duration: 5 Mar 2017 → 9 Jul 2017 https://www.mcclellandgallery.com/past-exhibitions/#

1 Public lecture/debate/seminar

Artist's Talk: Dormitorium
Matthew Bird (Contributor)
15 Jun 2017
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar

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Dormitorium. Bird, Matthew (Artist); McMahon, Marcus (Other); Wilson Rajaratnam, Shanthakumar (Other); Drummond, Sean (Other); Parry, Caitlyn (Artist). 2017. Langwarrin, Vic, Australia : McClelland Sculpture Park and GalleryEvent: Matthew Bird: Dormitorium, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Langwarrin, Australia.

Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research

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Dormitorium

Artist's Talk: Dormitorium

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