Congratulations to Scotty So, who is currently exhibiting at the State Library of Victoria in Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation!
Presenting four case studies across the Keith Murdoch Gallery, Make Believe responds to objects and stories from State Library Victoria’s collection, collating the work of artists and researchers.
Scotty's installation includes genuinely historic photographs from the State Library archive together with the artist's own fabrications, as well as artefacts and costumes - both authentic or replicas - that blend the collected and the constructed.
By positioning these objects within the conventions of institutional display, the work challenges the archive’s power to assign authenticity, and asks what happens when a fiction is treated as fact.
Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation is exhibiting at the Keith Murdoch Gallery until January 2026.
