About the exhibition
Drifting between memory and make-believe, Maybe Our Dreams Are Real poses a question about reality and surreality: are we truly awake, or dreaming with our eyes open? Working exclusively with 35mm and Polaroid film, J Davies presents a body of work that resists digital intervention.
About the artist
J Davies is a multidisciplinary takatāpui artist based in Naarm. Through an ongoing archive of contemporary queer existence, J cultivates connection to community and culture while exploring themes of identity, intimacy, and neurodiversity. Their work has been shown at the National
Gallery of Victoria, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival (Toronto), and the Hong Kong International Photography Festival. In 2024, J was a finalist in the Bowness Photography Prize and the National Photographic Portrait Prize, and completed a residency at LCI Melbourne. J is represented by James Makin Gallery in Collingwood.
