In conversation with Simon Terrill

Next date: Monday, 27 April 2026 | 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM

Simon Terrill will join us online from London to discuss his career and the art of staging images.

Join us in person for a hybrid event where live interviewer Bernadette Fitzgerald (Senior Producer, Footscray Community Arts) will speak with Terrill about his Crowd Theory series, which originated in Maribyrnong.

Enjoy the interview and stay on for networking and refreshments.

This event is part of In Focus Festival (21 April – 31 May 2026), a new festival that showcases striking photography across the streets, laneways and public spaces of Maribyrnong.

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About Simon Terrill:

Internationally acclaimed artist Simon Terrill works across photography, sculpture, video, installation and large-scale public works, exploring the idea of the crowd as a tool to examine community and self-performance. Capturing the patterns, blurs and configurations of mass movement, Terrill looks to the crowd as a model of collectivity and transformation. Since graduating from the Slade School in London, his work has featured in museums and public galleries both nationally and internationally.

Important information:

If you have any questions or accessibility requirements, please get in touch on phone (03) 9688 0200 or email arts@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

This event falls outside opening hours for the Civic Precinct and Community Hub. Please arrive at the Hyde Street entrance to the venue ten minutes prior to event start time, and you will be let into the venue.

Pictured:
Simon Terrill
Crowd Theory - Braybrook 2004
C-type print