Charles Justin AM - architect, art collector and co-founder of JAHM has entered a painted ultramarine, blue monochrome self-portrait in this year’s Archibald Prize. It is titled SELFIE: Self Portrait as a Variation on the Theme of Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs. The talk will explore the purpose of a painted portrait in an age where 92 million Selfies are posted online every day. In this context, his examination of his self-portrait, will speculate on what is relevant today in a painted representation of an individual. Is it how they look, who they are or what they have done?

Abstraction is one of the key innovations in art in the twentieth century. It represented a significant shift in the art world that is still felt today. To many, these works can be challenging and perplexing.

Join Jarrod Haberfield, scholar and critic, as he delivers an illustrated lecture that reveals his passion for abstraction. In this lecture he will explore and explain the three threads of abstraction – minimalism, chromatics and markmaking, revealing the layers that can be found in works that may on initial inspection seem impenetrable, yet reward a closer look.

Robert Simeoni is an award winning architect, recognised for his sublime minimal aesthetic. In the tradition of Corbusier, Tadao Ando and Louis Barragan, Robert’s architecture reflects the reductionism that is a defining characteristic of modernism. Robert will highlight the influences that shaped his architecture, illustrated by a selection of his superb award winning projects.

Adrian Boddy B. Arch, M. App Sc, is an academic and architectural photographer and has had a longstanding interest in Japan. He has extensively travelled and photographed the country and lectured on its architecture and gardens. His mother was a teacher in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana in the 70's under Norman Sparnon and his father was a professional photographer. In addition, Adrian has a Bonsai collection that threatens to take over his home. Adrian is enthusiastic to present the Minimal in Japanese art, architecture and design — from ancient to contemporary times.