Mestiza/Mestizo is an exhibition by Mark Kleine that acknowledges, interrogates, and celebrates the multifaceted nature of identity. Drawing from key components of Kleine’s practice, the exhibition speaks to their lived experience as a ‘mestizo’ – a person of ‘mixed’ Filipino descent. This is expressed through photographic narratives that depict Kleine performing in a variety of guises.
Join the artist for a free floor talk and light lunch on Thursday 21 July at 12:00pm as they discuss identity, the drive to belong, and what it means to live as someone ‘in-between’.
The exhibition coincides with Multicultural Queensland Month to celebrate cultural diversity in Queensland.
Mark Kleine is an artist based in Logan City on Yugambeh land. In 2013, Kleine completed a BFA in Visual Arts at the Queensland University of Technology and has since shown in exhibitions locally and abroad. This has included the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA) in South Korea, Metro Arts in Brisbane, and Shiro Oni Studio in Japan. In 2022, their solo exhibition Domina was awarded a grant for developmental purposes from Queensland’s Regional Arts Development Fund.
Image: Mark Kleine, ‘Rouge’, 2013, archival print. Courtesy of the artist.
