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Rear Window is a video installation exploring the role of laneways in the contemporary working lives of people in Chinatown. With often long, unsociable hours, many work behind closed doors and in the kitchens that open onto the back alleys of Melbourne. The private and contemplative moments of workers taking a break have been transformed into slow motion video portraits that appear unexpectedly on windows and doorways in three of Chinatown's bustling alleyways.
Chinatown and film culture are important parts of the fabric of Melbourne's inner city life - GreySpace's Rear Window links the two, making a connection between the foreign world presented in Asian cinema and the local reality of the Chinese community living in Melbourne.
13 July - 8 August, from dusk till late
Takes places in Guildford Lane, Flanigan Lane and Croft Alley
Free event
Rear Window is one of six artworks commissioned by the City of Melbourne as part of its annual Laneway Commissions. As a series of site specific contemporary art projects across the CBD, the Laneway Commissions engage deeply with Melbourne's distinct topography, providing artists with an opportunity to contribute to the interpretation of the urban environment.
The artists gratefully acknowlegde the support of Guildford Lane Gallery and Multimedia Events