Somewhat Eternal Scent Distillation

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Join artist Justine Youssef in a distillation practice, an extension of her installation work Somewhat Eternal

The Bankstown Arts Centre

Gut Waters Public Programs

Gut Waters explores the role of the human gut in reimagining our health and place in the world. Explore this series of public programs led by the artists and curators of this show to develop a deeper understanding of gut health across art and science.

Sat 23 August1:30pm start Join artist Justine Youssef in a distillation practice—extracting fragrant hydrosols from plants like rose, cedar and wild herbs using matrilineal techniques from her village in Lebanon. This session extends her multi-sensory installation artwork "Somewhat Eternal," where these species carry layered histories as both tools of settler agriculture and lifelines for displaced communities. It extends her investigation of how rituals adapt across geographies, inviting reflection on inherited relationships to land and ecology, offering space to question, reclaim and reimagine our entangled place in the world. All materials provided. Limited spaces available. Performance runs from 40 minutes up to an hour. About Justine YoussefJustine Youssef is a film, scent and installation artist whose practice is site-specific, informed by ethnobotany, and guided by worldbuilding processes. Her exhibition Somewhat Eternal toured at Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (2024), the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2024), and UTS Gallery, Sydney (2023), following earlier work at the Hawai’i Triennial, O’ahu (2022). Justine lives and works on Dharug Country in Sydney, Australia, where First Nations sovereignty was never ceded.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justineyoussef/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/justineyoussef/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>