15/09/2026
For our final artist spotlight we spoke with artist Journey Kelly, about their work 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘶 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢 showcased in Gallery 2.
Kelly details the relationship between her rust transfer process to the exploration of memory within her art. The artist also discusses the role that ‘home’ and time spent within a space plays in documenting such memories.
𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘶 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢 is available for viewing in Gallery 2, until this Sunday 20th of September.
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Trocadero Projects is supported by Arts & Culture Maribyrnong City Council
Trocadero: Your rust transfer process embraces unpredictability and deterioration; what is it about these imperfect, fragmentary images that feels connected to the way memory operates?
Kelly: The rust transfer process itself is seen as a muddying of details – an attempt to recall and replicate, though ultimately flawed in its ex*****on. Likewise, every memory accessed is malleable, vulnerable to deterioration, change, and inconsistencies. That is to say, memory is ephemeral.
Kelly: The rust, by its entropic nature, attempts to make sense of this most unpredictable process by transforming familial archives both physically and intangibly.
Trocadero: The homes and domestic spaces
in your work span places like Darwin, Bali, and Geelong;
how has moving between these different ideas of home shaped the way you think about belonging?
Kelly: In this collection of work, I return to three main points of connection, navigating a time and place that are now inaccessible. The home hosts a complex network of exchange, where stories, histories, fragments and shadows endlessly accumulate—an elusive archive of sorts.
Kelly: Memories of gathering, of bodies gathering within the home, linger in its surfaces. Consider how marks are left behind. Consider deterioration and imperfections as evidence of existence, as evidence of belonging.
