PEEK INTO THE EXHIBITION VIA THIS SELECTION FROM THE CURATOR RICHARD AITKEN. The ephemeral items reproduced below are from a private collection and reproduced with the permission of the collector. … [Read more...]
Australian greeting cards, (recently purchased)
ARE GREETING CARDS EPHEMERA? The answer used to be a resounding 'yes'. Is that still so? In light of today's more common and much more ephemeral means of communication, emails, SMS, twitter, the … [Read more...]
Long held views, ephemeral signs
LONG HELD VIEWS ARE OFTEN RECORDED IN EPHEMERAL WAYS. The Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne on 29 March 2015 (and around Australia) saw many marching with homemade signs, likely not to survive … [Read more...]
Mango season – great time for collecting fruit labels
THIS IS A GOOD MANGO SEASON - SO SAYS THE FRUITERER OFFERING $15 A BOX. This makes it a great season for those who collect thumbnail size ephemeral stickers from the fruit displays in Melbourne. We … [Read more...]