Slow Drawing: Djilang/Geelong invites visitors to experience the city through careful observation, reflection and interpretation.
This exhibition presents a series of place-based investigations into Djilang/Geelong, centred on the careful observation, documentation and interpretation of place. Developed in dialogue with Deakin’s architectural exhibitions, the work foregrounds drawing as a critical method for recording, understanding and engaging with the environments in which architectural teaching, learning and practice occur.
Through a range of observational studies, the drawings explore Geelong as it exists today while acknowledging the histories, memories and changing conditions that have shaped it over time. Together, they reveal layered narratives of occupation, transformation and continuity.
Moving beyond drawing as representation, Slow Drawing demonstrates how observation can become a powerful design tool for understanding environments, stories and connections to place. Rather than proposing speculative design outcomes, the exhibition emphasises attentive processes of looking, recording and reflecting, highlighting the importance of learning from Country and positioning observation as fundamental to architectural thinking and practice.
Drop-in workshop: Deakin Masters students will be invigilating the exhibition at various times, offering visitors opportunities to engage with the work and explore the ideas behind the drawings. There is no set workshop time — drop in whenever it suits you.
