
Dena Ashbolt is a perceptual artist who consistently seeks to capture the nuances of human experience and the shifts in our perception of reality. Her signature cinematic drawing technique serves as a core methodology, becoming a deliberate engagement with time itself — its relentless flow, its subtle passing, and the echoes it leaves behind on our consciousness.
The collection of works in this exhibition is a personal chronicle, a reflection of the artist's studio journey with time. With the sale of her home and a renovation project in Italy, this studio is gone, lending a resonance and a sense of conclusion to these pieces. For Ashbolt, exhibiting these works together feel like a retrospective, marking not just a significant turning point in her artistic evolution, but a chapter change in her life itself.
Hours 
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Tue 28 Oct |
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Wed 29 Oct |
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Thu 30 Oct |
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Fri 31 Oct |
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Sat 1 Nov |
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Tue 4 Nov |
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Wed 5 Nov |
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Thu 6 Nov |
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Fri 7 Nov |
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Sat 8 Nov |
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Location 
fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000
Price and bookings
This is a free event
Booking not required
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