Slow Read exhibition asks us to ditch doom-scrolling for art celebrating the printed page
The 'Slow Read' exhibition at the Hawthorn Arts Centre in Victoria, Australia, features multimedia works that encourage visitors to disconnect from digital devices. The show highlights nine artists who transform books and printed materials into tactile, multi-dimensional art pieces.
Why it matters
It addresses the growing cultural concern regarding digital addiction and the loss of deep focus in the age of social media doom-scrolling.
Palomita/Soledad, which roughly translates as Little Dove/Solitude, comprises verse fragments from a poem by artist Nadia Hernández's grandfather. ( Supplied: Hawthorn Arts Centre/Christian Capurro )
The article is a straightforward cultural report on an art exhibition without political or ideological framing.
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