Saturday Salon 'Factum' | Zoe Kean in discussion with Robyn Williams AO, David Charlie and Michaela Gleave

For curious minds, we wish to extend an invitation to our Saturday Salon for a closer examination of the exhibition Factum at Eloise Cato Gallery, curated by science author Zoe Kean showcasing the work of David Charlie, Chris Charteris, Michaela Gleave, Penny Byrne, Maree Clarke and Jarra Karalinar Steel.

Join us for a lively discussion hosted by Zoe Kean in conversation with the iconic science journalist and broadcaster, Robyn Williams AO alongside featured artists Michaela Gleave and David Charlie in which they discuss how evolutionary science intersects with contemporary art to ask- 'Why are we like this?'

Saturday 8 November, 2pm. RSVP is essential, please book through Humanitix- spaces are limited. Simply unmissable- book fast!

Factum is an exhibition that interrogates the epistemological and biological foundations of thinking systems through the framework of evolutionary science. A fact needs to be proved, contrastingly Factum positions knowledge itself as a dynamic product of evolutionary processes rather than a fixed truth. The exhibition situates cognition, consciousness, and social behaviour within an ancestral continuum, proposing that the human capacity for abstraction, morality and collaboration emerged through adaptive pressures favouring complex forms of cooperation. By tracing the evolution of thought from the cellular to the societal level, Factum examines how systems of reasoning and belief form the way we view life, from the smallest cell to the complex systems of human care. In doing so, it invites reflection on the ways our evolutionary past continues to inform our understanding of evidence, truth, and the construction of knowledge. As a question, why are we like this?

For further information on the exhibition or to register your interest in a catalogue please get in touch directly at info@catogallery.com or by calling +61 403 902 498. Factum will celebrate it's opening on 7 November 6 - 8pm and will be on show from the 5 November - 22 November during gallery hours of 10 - 5pm Tuesday - Friday and 10:30 - 3pm Saturday or by appointment.

Image: 'Where I Really Went That Night' 2018 inkjet print on premium archival photo paper. Ed1 of 5+2ap 74x120cm. Image courtesy of David Charlie and Eloise Cato Gallery.