Cast in cast out: artist talk

Artist Dennis Golding talks about the relationship between his work Cast in cast out and the Aboriginal community in ‘The Block’, where he grew up, in the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern.

Cast in cast out, Denis Golding, 2020, epoxy resin, iron oxides, concrete, acrylic, edition etching rag
Past exhibition

Cast in cast out

An evocative artwork by Sydney-based Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding

Saturday 16 March

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First Nations

Do touch

We all know we can’t touch collection objects or artworks displayed in museums. However, the new display Cast in cast out by First Nations artist Dennis Golding at the Museum of Sydney includes a ‘do touch’ element