Molten Tongues
Opening Night
Friday 30 January, 6pm–8pm

We warmly invite you to join us at Incinerator Gallery for the opening of Molten Tongues, a new exhibition in the language of fire that launches our 2026 exhibition program.

Presented as part of Midsumma Festival 2026, Molten Tongues draws its spark from the historic Essendon Incinerator, exploring the many tongues through which fire speaks—across ritual and industry, desire and destruction, technology and ecology. Bringing together works by 28 contemporary Australian and international artists, the exhibition engages fire as material, metaphor and memory.

The opening night features the performance A raging event of continual noise (the Sun) by exhibiting artist Emily Parsons-Lord. Transforming smoke and colour into a poetic ode to the sun—our nearest star and life-giver.

Order of proceedings

6:00 pm	Exhibition viewing and light refreshments
6:30 pm	Speeches commence Welcome to Country and exhibition opening speeches
6:45pm	Performance by Emily Parsons-Lord
7:30 pm	Last refreshments served
8:00 pm	Gallery closes for evening

Image: Priyageetha Dia, Blood Sun II, 2024, 916 video, colour, 30 sec loop.

Contact the host of Incinerator Gallery exhibition opening: Friday, 30 January 2026, 6pm-8pm.

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