Beneath the Visible: Uncovering the Legacies of Colonial Power and Concealed Landscapes

Untitled (Taranaki), 2023 Beneath the Visible

Beneath the Visible: Uncovering the Legacies of Colonial Power and Concealed Landscapes.

RMIT’s Re-Vision network and Composite are proud present an evening of sound, image and conversation exploring the hidden infrastructures and landscapes shaped by colonial power, nuclear histories and the legacies of extraction. Through creative research, the presenters examine how secrecy and power have inscribed themselves onto both land and memory, tracing connections between archival knowledge, subterranean spaces and the enduring impacts of colonial and nuclear practices.

Featuring: David Burns, Philip Samartzis, Lisa Radford and Yhonnie Scarce.

6:30-8:30PM 23 October, 2025 Brunswick Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Link to RSVP in bio.

This event is hosted by partners Composite Moving Image Agency & Media Bank and Re-Vision: Ethical Futures Moving Image Network (co-led by Dr Shweta Kishore and Dr Polly Stanton). Composite’s program is supported by Next Wave

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