'The Point', 'We Do What We Must', 'WFF? and 'Spineless'

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Research Background: 'Peter Corrigan: cities of hope' exhibition at RMIT Gallery honoured the work of the internationally renowned Melbourne architecture practice Edmond & Corrigan, Corrigan's set and costume design for threatre, his personal library and art collection and objects from his office. Graham Crist was one of 22 architectural designers who were invited to respond to Corrigan's work. Four digital prints - 'WTF?', 'the Point' 'We Do What We Must' and 'Spineless' - are the result; each included in 'The Cities of Hope' exhibition. This exhibition followed the publication of a new monograph of Edmond & Corrigan's work by Thames and Hudson. Research Signifigance: RMIT Gallery is a highly-regarded Melbourne gallery. It has a longstanding commitment to innovative exhibitions that represent divergent artistic practices. 'Cities of hope' is the first major public exhibiton of Edmond & Corrigan, and the first major exhibition on a single architect's contribution to Melbourne architectural culture in over ten years. The value of this project is further evidenced by the 10,105 people who attended [exhibition report], the review in 'The Age' (Ray Edgar, Dreaming up a city of hope', April 2013) and the review in the leading Australian professional journal 'Architecture Australia' (Ricky Ricardo, Peter Corrigan: cities of hope', May 2013). The works from invited designers, place their own work in the context of Corrigan's and into a larger important cultural conversation on Melbourne.These works also contribute to the exhibition narrrative regarding Corrrigan's sphere of influence. Research Contribution: The four works each combine, through direct elision, the creative built architectural works of Crist's practice Antarctica, with images of politcal and social significance. They re-frame published and awarded architectural works in a unque narrative of Melbourne's mental space.