Kudos Presents Correspondence from a Thin Place

Kudos presents the art exhibition ‘Correspondence from a Thin Place’. Alluding to histories of pyromancy, an ancient practice where the movements, sounds, and colours of flames are read for omens or messages from another world, Correspondence from a Thin Place asks if and how we can read messages from beyond, who gets to interpret them, and how communication crosses from the immaterial to the material. Here, drawing is a translative medium between worlds, and flame is an interlocutor: something that speaks to those who know how to listen.

LOCATION:  13 Gurner St, Paddington NSW 2021

Tia Madden’s practice is concerned with the porous boundaries between drawing and writing, the politics of interpretation, the poetics of illegibility, and the potential for abstract marks to behave communicatively when framed – or misread – as language. Calling on the speculative-fictional and archaeological, she creates expanded drawing installations and asks them to act as vessels for communication— even if they only speak in worlds outside our own.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: Entry into the gallery is wheelchair accessible, with a single small step up into the gallery. Soft background music will be played during the opening night. There is limited street packing around the gallery. Seating can be provided upon request by either the Kudos Coordinator or gallery minders.

Exhibition open everyday 10AM - 5PM 9/07/2025 - 15/07/2025

Join us for opening night from 6 - 8PM on Tuesday 8th of July 2025. Register your attendance here.