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My piece hung alongside fellow artist @amosduggan in the house of @trixirosa 💙💚💕 I love seeing the context of where my artworks end up ❤️ #amosduggan #amosdugganartist #missdarq #australianartist #melbourneartist #melbourneart #paintings #reservoir #darebin (at Reservoir, Victoria, Australia)

Ci sono persone magnetiche, che quando le vedi in una stanza vuoi fare di tutto per avvicinarti e conoscerle. Questo è quello che mi è capitato la prima volta che ho visto Elodie. LINK: Il sito di Elodie https://elodiesilberstein.wordpress.com La monografia "Animality and Humanity in French Late Modern Representations of Black Femininity" https://www.routledge.com/Animality-and-Humanity-in-French-Late-Modern-Representations-of-Black-Femininity/Silberstein/p/book/9781032135427 TRASCRIZIONE [ENG translation below] Quando l'estate scorsa ho mandato un messaggio a Elodie non ci eravamo sentite da circa sei anni, da quando era andata via dall'Australia e in questi anni erano successe un sacco di cose, oltre al fatto che ero andata via dall'Australia, lei anche si era mossa, era andata a insegnare a New York, aveva poi cercato di tornare in Australia, ma era rimasta bloccata a New York durante il Covid, era andata in Spagna, insomma, erano successe diverse cose. Però quando ci siamo sentite con un messaggio e poi ci siamo viste in un collegamento, con zoom mi pare, era come se non ci fossimo mai lasciate. Abbiamo parlato ininterrottamente per 1 ora e mezza, ci siamo raccontate quello che avevamo fatto e c'era una grande gioia nel rivederci. Elodie è una persona fantastica, una persona che ho incontrato, diciamo l'ultimo anno prima che partissi, lasciasse l'Australia, però dal primo momento che l'ho vista è subito scattata questa scintilla, volevo assolutamente sapere chi era questa donna bellissima, affascinante e interessante. Con Elodie ci siamo incontrate perché tutte e due facevamo parte del comitato consultivo delle donne di Darebin, che era il quartiere di Melbourne dove tutte e due abitavamo. Io all'epoca stavo preparando il materiale per presentare la domanda per fare un dottorato di ricerca, che poi non feci mai, mentre lei stava terminando il suo dottorato di ricerca. Subito attratta dalla sua personalità magnetica mi volli sedere a fianco a lei e cominciammo a parlare e non la smettemmo più, diventammo amiche e cominciammo a frequentarci anche fuori da questo comitato di donne di Darebin. Elodie un'artista che ha un dottorato in arti visive e lei è specializzata nella rappresentazione della femminilità nell'arte visiva moderna. Ha appena pubblicato una monografia, vi dico il titolo perché solo il titolo mi fa impazzire, tradotto in italiano è 'Animalità e umanità nelle rappresentazioni francesi tardo moderne della femminilità nera'. Praticamente Elodie analizza come le donne, la femminilità, soprattutto delle donne che provenivano dall'Africa, o comunque avevano una diversità rispetto al mondo occidentale, come venivano rappresentate, come il modo in cui venivano rappresentate non faceva altro che perpetuare il razzismo, l'esclusione, come amplificava questi aspetti. Insomma, perché ve ne sto parlando? Perché ho appena finito di lasciare un lunghissimo, anzi una serie di lunghissimi messaggi a Elodie per un progetto a cui stiamo lavorando insieme. Vi metterò tutte le note e i suoi contatti nelle note del programma e vi invito veramente a esplorare il lavoro di Elodie di perché è pura magia. TRANSLATION When I texted Elodie last summer we hadn't heard from each other for about six years, since I left Australia and a lot of things had happened in those years, other than the fact that I'd left Australia, she too had moved, she had gone to teach in New York, she had then tried to return to Australia, but she had been stuck in New York during the Covid, she had gone to Spain, in short, several things had happened. But when we spoke with a message and then we saw each other in a connection, with zoom I think, it was as if we had never left each other. We talked uninterruptedly for 1 hour and a half, we told each other what we had done and there was great joy in seeing each other again. Elodie is a fantastic person, a person I met, let's say the last year before I left Australia, but from the first moment I saw her this spark immediately clicked, I absolutely wanted to know who this beautiful woman was, fascinating and interesting. I met Elodie because we were both on the women's advisory board of Darebin, which was the Melbourne neighborhood where we both lived. At the time I was preparing the materials to apply for a PhD, which I never did, while she was finishing her PhD. Immediately attracted by her magnetic personality I wanted to sit next to her and we started talking and we never stopped, we became friends and we started seeing hanging out also outside the Darebin women's committee. Elodie is an artist who has a PhD in visual arts and she specializes in the representation of femininity in modern visual art. She has just published a monograph, I tell you the title because the title alone drives me crazy, it is 'Animality and Humanity in French Late Modern Representations of Black Femininity'. Practically Elodie analyzes how women, femininity, especially women who came from Africa, or in any case appear difference with respect to the Western world, how they were represented, how the way they were represented did nothing but perpetuate racism, exclusion, as it amplified these aspects. So, why am I telling you about this? Because I just finished leaving a very long, indeed a series of very long messages to Elodie for a project we are working on together. I will put all the notes and her contacts in the program notes and really invite you to explore Elodie's work because it is pure magic.

The Summer Get Active in Darebin season starts next week! 🌱 I’ll be teaching Pilates in All Nations Park at 9.30 Tuesday 15/2 until 22/3. 🌿 Everyone is welcome, these sessions are free and designed to be accessible to the whole community. Bring your own mat and a strap/scarf to help you stretch. 🍃Head to Darebin.vic.gov.au/getactive to see the full schedule - there are also Zumba and yoga classes and a range of times. . . . #gardenofyoga #darebin #getactiveindarebin #parkpilates #pilatesforlife #pilatesforallbodies #freeexercise (at All Nations Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ01GjXPDMA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Get Active in Darebin starts up again next week! 🌱 Join @ranelovesyoga on Mondays 9.30-10.30 for online chair yoga on the Garden of Yoga Facebook page. 🌿 Join Jo on Fridays 9.30-10.30 for Pilates in All Nations Park. 🍃 It’s free and everyone is welcome! BYO mat for Pilates. There are lots of great classes all over Darebin from 1/3 to 23/4 - head to Darebin.vic.gov.au/getactive for details 😊 . . . #gardenofyoga #darebin #getactiveindarebin #darebinleisure #freepilates #parkpilates #communityexercise #accessibleyoga #pilatesforall #pilatesforseniors (at All Nations Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtGjDbD5nm/?igshid=1g0v46974h52e

Happy New Year!! Hope that you all had a relaxing break and got to spend time with your loved ones 💖 🍃Masks are back on for our studio classes in accordance with government guidelines. 🌱 Last time around we were so impressed with everyone’s patience, community spirit and diligence with remembering their masks (along with all the other COVIDSafe guidelines). 🌿 Hopefully it won’t be for too long and when it comes down to it we want to do everything we can do create a safe environment for all. 🌸 We have restarted our classes for the new year head to my bio for our schedule and we look forward to seeing you soon! 😷 Masked up yoga portrait by @pandemicportraits_au . . . #gardenofyoga #melbourneyoga #yogamelbourne #darebinbusiness #darebin #northcote #bodypositiveyoga #onlineyoga #yogalife #yogalove #yogateacherlife (at Garden of Yoga) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJnJJUtjy92/?igshid=w8c6d4c5btok

Moon Rabbit Café produces 508 grams of general waste in one week! The local social enterprise cafe embraced the Zero Waste Challenge and discovered some unexpected benefits along the way! Email [email protected] to find out what local Darebin programs exist to help you make your business more environmentally sustainable. . . . . . . Reposted from @darebincouncil . #darebin #melbournefitfam # melbournepersonaltraining #melbournept #melbournekids #melbournemums - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaXIPDHW_D/?igshid=10pisa3hbus7