Contemplating Art - Lunchtime talk with Hiromi Tango & Dr. Emma Burrow

11.00pm – 11.45pm: Garden tour with Hiromi Tango and Montalto Kitchen Gardener, Julie Bennett (Optional)

12.00pm – 3.00pm: Delicious lunch, artist talks, wines on consumption 

What would you see if you could look into your mind on any given day? Does a ‘good’ day look different from a day when you are not feeling so great? What is neuroplasticity, how do you get it (if you want it) and how does a positive environment affect your brain and boost your mood? 

As part of Front Beach, Back Beach join leading Australian artist Hiromi Tango and Dr Emma Burrows, neuroscientist at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Learn about ‘mood medicine’, how an inspiring environment impacts your mental health and why, when you surround yourself with things you love, such as your garden, food, colour and creativity, you are protecting your mental health and helping you live longer. 

Hiromi Tango is one of fifteen artists/collectives commissioned by Front Beach, Back Beach (FBBB) to produce work responding to key sites and stories that have shaped the Mornington Peninsula. Presented by Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Deakin University’s Public Art Commission, FBBB will run from November 4 – 27, with Hiromi’s work presented at Beleura House and Garden. For more information see www.fbbb.com.au 

Hiromi and Emma have collaborated on a number of exhibitions and/or performances, the most recent being Wheel which is on display as part of the University of Melbourne’s Science Gallery MENTAL exhibition. Part installation, part living lab, this human sized, rainbow hamster wheel explores how physical exercise can benefit our brain and shield us against mental health conditions. Hiromi and Emma also worked together on Wrapped a site-responsive collaborative project inspired by the landscape of the Queen Victoria Market where artist and neuroscientist explored the relationship between the ‘wrapped’ market landscape, brain health and development.

 

 

 

 

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Montalto Winery and Olive Grove