The exhibition will open at 6pm on Friday, September 4, with community members encouraged to attend and discover the stories behind the collection.
Running from September 4 to 30, the exhibition explores themes of place, perspective and loneliness through depictions of isolated settler dwellings scattered throughout the Murray River landscape.
Using Frazer’s solitary timber hut as a point of departure, The Lonely Hut traces a visual lineage of weathered dwellings that stand quietly across regional landscapes.
While some appear inhabited and others abandoned, each carries a sense of distance and a connection to the people and places that shaped the region's history.
Campaspe Shire Mayor Daniel Mackrell said the exhibition would encourage visitors to look beyond the familiar and consider the stories hidden within the landscapes that often pass unnoticed.
“These are scenes many of us may have driven past countless times. Yet when viewed through the eyes of artists, they become powerful reminders of our history, our communities and our relationships with the places that surround us,” Cr Mackrell said.
Much like the recent exhibition Here + There, The Lonely Hut responds to Frazer’s The Lonely Boy III and creates a dialogue between the artist’s work and paintings drawn from the George Rathbone Collection.
The 71-piece George Rathbone Collection features paintings depicting early Echuca and district in the naïve tradition, offering a rare pictorial record of historical events, buildings and landscapes.
“Exhibitions such as The Lonely Hut help bring people together, spark conversation and create memorable shared experiences,” Cr Mackrell said.
The Lonely Hut is free to visit and will be on display at Kyabram Town Hall Gallery, open Monday through to Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
For more information, visit campaspe.vic.gov.au/events-directory.
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