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Fort Rest: Paul Walker

Grafton Regional Gallery

Fort Rest is a physical and conceptual space offering a safe haven from the busyness of business. It invites us to slow down and be gentle, practicing self-preservation while softly subverting the pressures of capitalism and grind culture. In Fort Rest, time passes as slowly as your breath, and your body decides when to move. We gather to co-regulate, rest, and collectively dream. Here, comfort and pleasure are not earned, but inherent. At the core of the work is The Art of Slowing Down, a methodology and ideology that explores the individual, collective, and social choreographies of rest. Inspired by Tricia Hersey's book 'Rest is Resistance' (2022), it frames rest as a radical, creative, and political act. This iteration of Fort Rest includes Dream Banners created by members of the Northern Rivers community during rest gatherings held in Lismore, Byron Bay, and Grafton in 2026.
Image courtesy of the artist.
When
10 October, 2026
Venue
Grafton Regional Gallery
Location and Directions158 Fitzroy Street Grafton New South Wales 2460 Australia
Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Exhibition and Shows
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Dates
  • Saturday 10 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 11 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 13 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 14 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 15 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 16 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 17 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 18 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 20 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 21 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 22 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 23 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 24 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 25 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 27 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 28 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 29 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 30 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 31 October, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 01 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 03 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 04 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 05 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 06 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 07 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 08 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 10 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 11 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 12 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 13 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 14 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 15 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 17 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 18 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 19 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 20 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 21 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 22 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 24 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 25 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 26 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 27 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 28 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 29 November, 202610:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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