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4–27 September at ANCA Gallery

Presented in partnership with Canberra art biennial 2026

Jason Phu:
Dreams of a cicada, waking in the summer heat

Jason Phu, the witch cackled, the moon was full, she could feel the magical power brimming from her fingertips. below, the parade of her reanimated corpes marched towards the polling booth. she was sure she had enough numbers to swing the safe seat of PenisBalls in her political favour. Once in power, she would finally be able to make everyone eat farts for breakfast., 2026, acrylic on polycotton, 1500x2200mm

Critical dates:
EXHIBITION OPENING: THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER 6-8PM
ON VIEW: 1-26 OCTOBER
Gallery HOurs: fri–sun 11–4pm

 

Part play, part storytelling, part dreamscape, Dreams of a cicada, waking in the summer heat provides a loose retelling of Shakespeares Midsummers Nights Dream, a tale of the irrationality of love and desire, the fine balance of the order and chaos of nature, and the blurring of dreams and reality. The work is also heavily influenced by The Story of Stone (Dream of the Red Chamber 1763) and other folk tales.

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ANCA Inc.
1 Rosevear Place
Dickson ACT 2602

Fri–Sun 11–4pm, Thursdays by appointment

gallery@anca.net.au
tel. (02) 6247 8736

 

Australian National Capital Artists Incorporated acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, lean and work, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.