More or Less
Justine McLaren, Sebastian Perri, Lani Shea-An, Sasha Trail and April Widdup
curated by Brooke McEachern
Offsite exhibition presented at the SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct
3 Klaus Moje Street, Whitlam
Exhibition: 17 July – 6 December 2026
SLA Opening Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 10am to 4pm
More or Less is a group exhibition about the relationship between scale, quantity and the awe in the home.
Five Canberra-based artists each present two stages of work across three display houses. More is an installation that fills a space with energy, presence and awe. Bigger than its parts, its abundance pushes you back to take in its entirety. Less is a singular work from that same series given room to breathe. Its intimacy pulls you closer to find the detail within the whole.
Between unreliable natural light, awkward powerpoints, and dark interiors, the home becomes the gallery, and every room makes this case differently.
Is more more? Is less more? Or can one work hold the weight of the whole?
Curated by Brooke McEachern for Belco Arts.
About the Curator
Brooke McEachern is an early career curator and arts worker based in Kamberri/Canberra, with over five years’ experience across galleries, visual arts organisations, and the local cultural and tourism sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Printmaking) and a Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship from the Australian National University, which inform a practice grounded in material awareness, research, and contemporary exhibition-making.
Brooke’s curatorial practice centres on place-based storytelling, exploring how communication, design, and viewer experience can amplify artists’ practices. She explores ways exhibitions can welcome audiences with varied creative, artistic, and gallery literacy, fostering confidence, curiosity, and meaningful public engagement. Alongside her curatorial work, Brooke is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Canberra Glassworks and works freelance as a photographer with artists and cultural organisations.
Paper Pulp Workshop with Sasha Trail
1pm – 3pm Sunday 20 September 2026
Mingle Community Space, Suburban Land Agency Display Village and Innovation Precinct
3 Klaus Moje Street, Whitlam, ACT 2611
$15 per person | Workshop size: 8 | Ages 16+
As part of Belco Arts’ MORE OR LESS exhibition at the SLA Display Village, join us for a hands-on Paper Pulp workshop exploring how to make paper from recycled materials.
Led by local artist Sasha Trail, you’ll learn the basics of paper pulp-making using fibrous, plant-based materials such as egg cartons, textiles, card, flower petals, cut fabric, and leaves. The paper you create can be used for drawing, printing, writing or sculpting.
Enjoy a cuppa with your neighbours as you add MORE or LESS to your handmade paper.
This is a relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop for ages 16+. No prior experience is required — just bring along any interesting materials you’d like to include.
Image: Sasha Trail in her Studio 2026. Photo: Brooke McEachern
About the Suburban Land Agency’s Display Village
The Suburban Land Agency’s Display Village showcases their commitment to creating thriving communities. It includes a community space, a climate wise garden, the Heartbeat Cafe and 13 display homes, including 3 sustainable homes designed for multi-generational living. Multicultural events, musicians, art exhibitions, an Artist in Residence Program and a variety of workshops and initiatives with a sustainability and creative focus are hosted within the Display Village to create a vibrant precinct.
