BETWEEN PLANES

Melbourne Design Week 2026

 
 

This exhibition presents a new series of works by Dean Norton, continuing his exploration of reflection. The pieces combine mirror and glass to investigate how surface can suggest spatial depth. These materials function not simply as substrates but as active elements, capturing light, shifting perspective and subtly fragmenting the surrounding environment.

Suspended or positioned throughout the space, the works float within the gallery, creating an environment where solid form and reflective surface coexist in careful balance. As viewers move among them, reflections overlap, fragment and recombine, producing subtle shifts in perception. Light, movement and presence activate the works, turning observation into a participatory experience.

Through layering, transparency and reflection, distinctions between object, image and space begin to soften. Rather than presenting a fixed image, Between Planes invites slow, considered engagement, moments of pause, recalibration and quiet wonder.

 
 

Hotel House - 434 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North

14–17 May, 9am–5pm Daily

Opening Afternoon Drinks -  Saturday 16 May, 12–3pm

This event is part of Melbourne Design Week and the Victorian Design Program are initiatives of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.