Arcane Memory: Poetry and Performance

An afternoon of poetry and performance at MUMA

As a closing gesture for Knowing Otherwise, join us for an afternoon of poetry and performance by a gathering of Naarm/Melbourne-based artists whose practices move between mysticism, ritual and non-rational ways of knowing.

Saturday 28 March, 2–3.30pm

Readings and performance by:

Manisha Anjali
Mel Deerson
Sammaneh Pourshafighi
Jake Adam Treacy

Knowing Otherwise7 February – 2 April 2026
Knowing Otherwise is a major group exhibition exploring how artists enact ancestral, spiritual and embodied ways of knowing amid eroding trust in government and dominant Western frameworks.

Access information
Physical access: MUMA is a ground-floor, wheelchair-accessible gallery with accessible and all-gender bathrooms. Gallery spaces are on a level surface. Contact us for a parking map or further information.

Monash University Museum of Art
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Ground Floor, Building F
Monash University
Caulfield Campus
900 Dandenong Road
Caulfield East VIC 3145
Australia
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