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Scotty SO
Daniel 2023
1st Mar — 5th May 2024
Bennett Gallery
+50 explores the perspectives and aspirations of young people from diverse backgrounds in Benalla and Melbourne. Artist Scotty So invites participants to share their thoughts on how they and the world will change in the next 50 years.
This exhibition offers a platform for young voices to be heard, encouraging reflection on the changing world and our place in it, as well as on ageing and the impact of time on our lives. With the help of AI processing, each of the young participants is presented in large-scale portraits imagining them in their old age.
Through So’s use of AI technologies, we consider how we utilise these currently, and to what degree can we depend on their accuracy in the future?
About the artist
Born 1995, Hong Kong
Lives and works Melbourne, Australia
Scotty So is a Melbourne-based artist who works across media, using painting, photography, sculptures, site responsive installation, videos, and drag performance.
Driven by the thrill of camp, he explores the often contradictory relationship between humour and sincerity within lived experience.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, So graduated with BFA Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, 2019. So’s work has been shown and acquired in Hong Kong, China, and Australia including the National Gallery of Victoria and Bendigo Art Gallery.
Scotty So is represented by MARS Gallery in Australia.
Supported by MARS Gallery and Colour Factory
Scotty So: +50 is an official exhibition of PHOTO 2024 International Festival of Photography (photo.org.au), a major biennial of new photography and ideas taking place from 01–24 March in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Responding to the theme ‘The Future Is Shaped by Those Who Can See It’, PHOTO 2024’s expansive program invites audiences to discover the possible and parallel futures that lie ahead, and how current actions and activisms are shaping future realities. PHOTO 2024 is produced by PHOTO Australia in collaboration with cultural institutions, museums and galleries, and education, industry and government partners.
