Ben Frost brings two major works to the Fremantle Biennale. Mark Naglazas explores Frost’s journey from Hollywood outsider to experimental trailblazer, and the powerful ideas behind A Predatory Chord and Whalefall.
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Reviews
A Freo photographer’s deeply personal Biennale entry
21 November 2025
In Veil (Heddwch A Tawelu Yma), photographer Duncan Wright transforms his late grandfather’s Fremantle shed into a camera obscura by the ocean. Mark Naglazas explores this deeply personal Fremantle Biennale installation.
Reviews
WA’s pink lakes inspire a striking Biennale show
20 November 2025
Melbourne artists Charlie Lawler and Wona Bae find home for life on Earth in a toxic environment for humankind, writes Mark Naglazas.
Spotlight
Fremantle Biennale 2025 asks, “What does home mean?”
27 August 2025
Fremantle Biennale artistic director Tom Muller says this year’s theme has an urgency that goes beyond the port city.
Features
Sky show fans embers of ancient stories
17 March 2023
First Lights has illuminated skies over Perth and Darwin, sharing ancient stories in modern ways. As the Fremantle Biennale project embarks on a regional tour, Greg McFerran speaks to two of its creative forces.
Features
Cream of the crop 2021
15 December 2021
Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.
Reviews
Histories intersect in riverside collaborations
22 November 2021
Two intercultural collaborations at the Fremantle Biennale resonate deeply and could be even further integrated, writes Claire Coleman.
Reviews
Poetic dance provides promised blessing
12 November 2021
Though more like a dream than a story, A Blessed Curse has a conclusion that Nina Levy finds powerful and moving.
Reviews
Breathtaking Moombaki is festival’s crown jewel
10 November 2021
As if channelling the famed breeze of its hometown, Fremantle Biennale is a breath of fresh air for Jaimi Wright as she explores a handful of its offerings.
Reviews
A request fest for our times
9 November 2021
Dreamy nostalgia meets supercool dance moves in Amrita Hepi’s song-dedication-driven dance show, and Nina Levy says it’s worth tuning in.
