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Our Coffers Were Emptied to Pay for Your Pleasures

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An immersive installation by Josie Rae Turnbull, Our Coffers Were Emptied to Pay for Your Pleasures reimagines the fate of a discarded champion Arowana to explore themes of desire, exploitation, and obsolescence.

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‘a space’ arts supports artists and inspires audiences through exhibitions, studio spaces, professional development and by culturally reanimating lost spaces with arts and heritage.

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