Verandah 41: Revival

RELEASE DATE 1ST OCTOBER

At the intersection of art and literature, stories of rebirth and revival form a pivotal cornerstone. Flowers sprouting from wastelands, the phoenix rising from ashes and flame, the precipice from which a broken hero emerges with renewed purpose.

Revival.

Knowledge, failure, joy and all that was are captured by its vortex before being beaten, reshaped and forged anew. These stories recognise the past, but they do not mourn it.

Kintsugi noun. the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with striking golden joinery.

These are stories of growth, renewal, resurgence. They inspire strength, champion our scars and celebrate our imperfections. To be broken is to be human.

A surgeon in crisis. A mother fleeing a war. A cockatoo. A guitar. They all tell us the same thing.

This is not the end. It is the beginning.

Xavier Aguirre • Minnie Bartlett • Jennifer Bell • Sarah Boon  • Madison Booth • Liv Chung • Grace Clark • Ellie Cottrell  • Jessica Crowley Ambrose • Natalie Jean Desbois • Chris Downes • Brooke Dunnell  • Rachel Eggers • Lily Ellis • Greg Foyster • Shandy Li • Catherine Little • Shari Lynelle • Kate Minto • Ellie Montemayor • Savannah Joy Nicholls • Alexia Shaw • Marsa Shirali • Libby Sommer • Justine Stella • Jacinta Stephens • Samara Tapp • Peter Andre Tink • Eryn Walker