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From the OHOS Archives:

From 1992

Danica Jojich

‘ARMED TO BE ALLOWED’.

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‘Danica Jojich’s travels in Serbia, where she met both her parents’ families and experienced life there through her relatives, left an indelible mark on her which continues to impress itself in her artwork. Jojich dedicates her works to people she cares for, introducing a very personal narrative into each installation. She uses common, everyday objects like clothes racks, pillows, newspapers, linen, and felt to present socio-political topics within a context familiar to the viewer. Despite the comfortable atmosphere created by “home-made” objects, Jojich asks the viewer to examine the way they look and understand these objects. Larger issues such as family, immigration, war and feminism can be found embedded in her manipulation of this material. The personal speaks of the political in her art. In her wearable pieces, from her Armed to be Allowed (1990) series, the domestic narrative is purposely interwoven with the political one, opening up unlimited identifications and associations both private and public.’

Open  

Exhibition and Studio Tours at Brock Keep

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st September 2025

11am - 5pm

As part of Heritage Open Days, Gallery 571 at Brock Keep will host 'Open'- an exhibition featuring work by Guler Ates, Susan Atwill, Susanne Clausen, Isaac Emokpae, Alastair Fraser, Lisa-Marie Gibbs, Pavlo Kerestey, Ivilina Kouneva, Philip Newcombe, Petre Nikoloski, John Percy, Jim Pooley, Kristin Rawcliffe, Sam Stead.

There will also be the opportunity to see the short film 'Architecture Washing' by Jane Glennie and Chris Impey, inspired by the history of the Keep at Brock Barracks before it became the home of OHOS. This 10 minute poetic film projection becomes part of the building itself: contrasting its solidity and fragility, revealing its layers of history.

Tours of the artists' studios on the upper floors of Brock Keep will run throughout the weekend.