We are not our names and we are not our bodies by David Rosetzky

Next date: Friday, 20 March 2026 | 11:00 AM to 04:00 PM

a close up photo of two young men with bare chests looking to the left. There is another overlay of abstract imagery over the top.

We are not our names and we are not our bodies is a new installation by David Rosetzky, developed through conversations and creative exchange with LGBTQIA+ community members connected to Kingston. Bringing together photography, sound and text, the exhibition reflects on how identity is lived and negotiated beyond fixed labels, through relationships, affect and the environments we move through.

The work creates a quiet, immersive space that attends to questions of visibility, care and presence, and to the subtle ways people hold one another in community. Developed collaboratively, the exhibition responds to lived experience in Kingston while extending the artist’s ongoing interest in portraiture, intimacy and the textures of queer life.

Image credits: David Rosetzky, Horizon (detail), 2024, Archival pigment print. Courtesy of the artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne.

About the artist

David Rosetzky is an artist based in Naarm/Melbourne whose cross-disciplinary practice spans photography, video, installation and collaboration. His work explores identity, intimacy and LGBTQIA+ representation through layered, experimental processes.

Rosetzky has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and his works are held in major public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Australian Photography.

He has undertaken significant commissions, most notably his 2008 video portrait of Cate Blanchett for the National Portrait Gallery. Known for his nuanced, collaborative approach to contemporary portraiture, he continues to develop projects at the intersection of visual art, performance and community.

Exhibition celebration

Join the artist for a celebration event at Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin, including complimentary refreshments on Thursday evening 19 March. RSVP's are required and will open closer to the exhibition dates.

When

  • Friday, 20 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 26 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 27 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 28 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 01 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 02 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 03 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 04 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 08 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 09 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 10 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 11 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 15 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 17 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 18 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 22 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 24 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 25 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 29 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 30 April 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 01 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 02 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 06 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 07 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 08 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 09 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 13 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Friday, 15 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Location

Kingston Arts Centre, 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin, 3189, View Map

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(03) 9556 4440
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