WHAT'S THE STORY?

Any attempt to define the characteristics of modern society is akin to defining the colour of a chameleon. The only characteristic of which we can be certain is the incessant change. People have become used to this, and most of us think about the social order as something flexible, which we can engineer and improve at will. Yuval Harari in Sapiens 2015 What are cultures if not stories? Yuval Harari's popular text examines human history through the stories we have told ourselves through the ages. In this exhibition, the multidisciplinary students of RMIT's Bachelor of Fine Art examine the stories that define them and the cultures they both inhabit and contribute to. From the Salem Witch Trials and contemporary appropriations of Manga to geometric formulations and gendered revisions, this exhibition exemplifies the colourful chameleon of thought and narratives suggested by Harari and this diverse community of artists developing their practice in 2021.