Raafat Ishak: Hot Air ceramics The narratives portray lived histories

The narratives portray lived histories as stories that do not end

and the passion that drives their work

Overheard by Oslo Davis is a delightful compilation that captures the humour and wit found in everyday conversations across Melbourne

the book explores Tucker’s practice through insightful texts and striking photographic documentation by Matthew Stanton

sitter after sitter in a gaze with the woman across the table

Raafat Ishak: Hot Air ceramics The narratives portray lived historiesHot Air is the first comprehensive book surveying the work of Egyptian born, Naarm Melbourne based artist Raafat Ishak. Rethinking the linearity of the monographic format, Hot Air navigates Ishaks practice through a sequence of themes and motifs that occupy his art: NUDITY SQUARE LANGUAGE AIR SUN BLACK PAINTING ARCHITECTURE. The final chapter, HEIDE, is dedicated to the artists major solo exhibition in the celebrated modernist building at Heide Museum