Artist Residency 'To Be Alone and Naked' At The Above

To Be Alone & Naked

A self - romance 

A balminess in the air 

The pinkest of sets and brightest of stars 

A warmth that envelopes

   That pauses 

             ——     Breathes 

To be alone 

And naked

A new morning arises and the sun beams in

                                And Out

To be alone

                                And Naked 

@attheabove 

In a conscious effort to reimagine her process and output, Melbourne artist Marisa Mu entered At the above gallery space ambitious and without a roadmap.

Giving herself permission to freely explore the more chaotic, abstract side of her talent — diverging from the detail and discipline of the style she's so well known for — Mu's two week live-in residency has not only produced a compelling body of work but offered an opportunity for her to explore and challenge her own body, too.

Challenging various curiosities, relationships and her meaning of self-romancing, Mu's intimate journey has given rise to vivid illustrations, poems, performances, paintings and love notes channelling the joyful openness of her approach to the experience. A strikingly honest exhibition, made more powerful by the artist's affirming exhibitionism (captured live through her time within the space), this is a warm welcome to the world of Marisa Mu.

The body of work ‘To Be Alone and Naked’ At The Above has sold out, with 25% of all art sales being donated to SisterWorks. A Melbourne based not-for-profit charity that supports and empowers migrant and asylum seeker women.