Ghost in the Machine – Celacious666, Rainer Ciar, Fei Gao and Kalanjay Dhir Exhibition Opening

Exhibition Opening 6-9pm

Artist Performance

7:15pm Arrival

7:30pm Performance Begins

What if we find our souls to be enmeshed in media and fictional imaginings?

That the ghosts of us reside and stir within other vessels or interfaces; our realities (re)written, performed, and embodied even though we know it all to be a story. To describe a feeling through giving it a face — to use it as a mask or a shield. What if I’m more real when I’m projecting?

Ghost in the Machine brings together Celacious666, Rainer Ciar, Fei Gao and Kalanjay Dhir, whose shared interests in avatars and embodiment were born from fiction and digital cultures. Reliving memories and emotions through roleplay — by creating costume, illustrations and fanwork, the artists manifest alternate personas and characters that give body and form to psychological landscapes. Mediated through degrees of separation, these fantasies are part escapist, part confrontation with being human. In wearing our masks as extensions of ourselves, we may all embody others and share in their lives, loves, and sorrows for a moment.

To read about each artist, click here.

Fei Gao's installation, The Shell is supported by SIRC_UIT, presented at INSEQUENCE on Dharug and Gungungurra Country, (Blue Mountains) May 2025.

This is a free event, and all are welcome to attend, engage and explore, respectfully. There will be a licenced bar with non-alcoholic options.

AUDIENCE ADVISORY: Please be aware that some works may include discussions of mental health and stylised depictions of blood.

ACCESSIBILITY: The gallery is wheelchair accessible from the Brunswick St entrance. If you have any specific access needs or questions, please either email admin@outerspacebrisbane.org or send us a message on Instagram. 

Image credits:

Typography by Rainer Ciar @rainerciar
Background by Celine Cheung @celinc_c

Outer Space is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Australian Government through Creative Australia and the Outer Space community.