Cool Change, in partnership with PS Art Space, is pleased to present Bedforms, a solo exhibition by Shupiwe Chongwe, for Perth Festival 2025.

Bedforms is a journey into the heart of family, culture, and tradition, expressed through the timeless medium of ceramics and contextualised by more recent forays into photography, video, and installation. Ambitious in scope, this exhibition will mark the first major solo presentation of Chongwe’s work, curated by Cool Change co-founder Grace Connors.

Inspired by a multi-generational connection to ceramics—from her father, the renowned ceramicist Njalikwa Chongwe of Zinongo Gallery (Walyalup/Fremantle), to her great-great-grandmother, a practising potter in Zambia—Chongwe works primarily with stoneware clays to produce sculptural forms, experimenting with terracotta, raku firing and traditional techniques to create unique and often unexpected surface treatments.

Exhibition opening:
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday, 7 February 2025
w/ DJ Makonde

Exhibition duration:
8 – 21 February 2025

CC × PS:
Ground Level (PS Art Space)
22 Pakenham Street
Fremantle WA 6160

Sunday – Monday • Closed
Tuesday – Friday • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday • 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Unless otherwise specified

Artist talk:
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Further details TBA

PS’s downstairs gallery, where this exhibition will be held, is wheelchair accessible.

This project is supported by City of Fremantle, the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, PS Art Space and Joe's Printing.

Cool Change is supported by the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

Header image: Traditional Tonga pottery in Gwembe Valley, Zambia. Photo: Shupiwe Chongwe.