Spirits Summoning is a collaborative work by Naarm-based creative family collective Kate Beynon, Rali Beynon & Michael Pablo (aka TudoFAM), multidisciplinary artists merging art-forms across painting, fashion, textile works, interactive spaces, public art, animation and projection art. Combining experimental watercolour and digital techniques, Spirits Summoning features a cast of supernatural characters (adapted from the KB X RB—Mask Spirits collaborative series) brought to life as unconventional protective figures appearing amidst aquatic backdrops, kaleidoscopic serpentine patterns and botanical forms. Accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack, the work aims to create an otherworldly dreamspace to counteract troubled times. Drawing inspiration from their blend of diverse cultural backgrounds including Cantonese-Malaysian, First Nations Pima-Mexican, Afro-Caribbean, Welsh/Celtic and Nordic ancestries, Spirits Summoning explores ideas of storytelling, kindred spirits, shapeshifting and hybrid identities via guardian figures and talismanic imagery. TudoFAM are Studio Artists based at Collingwood Yards / Kate Beynon is a Teaching Associate in Design VCA/Uni Melbourne & Represented by Sutton Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne. We are grateful to live, work and create on Woiwurrung, Boonwurrung, Wurundjeri Kulin Country and extend Respect to All First Nations People.
Kate Benyon TudoFAM