The National Art School has announced undo the day, a new exhibition curated by Gina Mobayed, bringing together work from 10 earlier career and established contemporary artists, exploring the human response to move towards the light when in darkness. Presented across two floors of the NAS Gallery from 14 June – 3 August 2024, artists include Karen Black, Nathan Hawkes, Irene Hanenbergh, Ruth Hutchinson, Nabilah Nordin, Mel O’Callaghan, Tom Polo, Ronan Pirozzi, Jodie Whalen and Coen Young.

Working in and around abstraction and figuration, undo the day explores the notion of finding hope, and a way forward in times of doubt and change. As curator Gina Mobayed explains: “In darkness there is less definition and more uncertainty, there is an instinctual urge to move forward through both vision and feeling. We rely on light for orientation to mark the distance between what we desire, what we are looking for, and sometimes what we know. A flicker or a spark can be enough to offer hope, even if blurred and ambiguous”.