[kitezh.com/gkw](http://kitezh.com/gkw/frame.htm). --- # Exhibition: Goodbye Kind World **Subtitle:** Souvenirs of the 20th Century **Curator:** Kevin Murray **Launch Date:** December 31, 1999 **Theme:** A "time capsule" exhibition created at the turn of the millennium, featuring Melbourne artists who created "souvenirs" to represent the passing 20th century. --- ## 🎨 Featured Artists & Works ### 1. Susan Cohn – "Memory Perfume" A Melbourne jeweller exploring the "smells of the century." - **The Work:** A "Survival Kit" containing photographs and "Memory Perfume." - **Visitor Interaction:** Guests nominated smells to be preserved, ranging from _Cigarette smoke_ and _Diesel_ to _Fresh cut grass_ and _New LP vinyl records_. - **Images:** [Up Your Nose Installation](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/cohn.htm) | [Detail View](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/cohn.htm) ### 2. Miyuki Nakahara – "MSG (6 Tins)" A reflection on post-war Japan and the changing perception of food additives. - **The Work:** Six recycled tins that once held MSG, featuring repoussé images. - **Concept:** Contrasting the childhood belief that MSG made you "clever" with its modern status as a health risk. - **Images:** [MSG Tins Gallery Installation](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/nakahara.htm) ### 3. Humphrey Poland – "The Goodbye Kind World Sideboard" A builder/sculptor’s take on 20th-century consumption. - **The Work:** A sideboard made of recycled fence palings, steel wire, optic fibers, and 35mm images. - **Concept:** "20th Century = consumption = stuff = shelves." - **Images:** [Central Spike Detail](https://www.google.com/search?q=http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/poland.htm&authuser=1) | [Gallery Installation](https://www.google.com/search?q=http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/poland.htm&authuser=1) ### 4. Alex Selenitsch – "1000 Eggs" An architect’s exploration of time and legacy. - **The Work:** 1000 photocopied eggs (where one egg represents 250 years) and a "Certificate of Title with Covenant." - **Concept:** Treating history and waste as a "souvenir without parallel" to be passed to the future. - **Images:** [Artist Page & Sketches](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/selenitsch.htm) ### 5. Hamish Hill – "Albert Park Log Book" - **The Work:** An Elm wood slab (cut down in 1994) combined with memorabilia collected from 1949–1999. - **Images:** [Log Book View](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/hill.htm) ### 6. Roseanne Bartley – "QWERTY Land" - **The Work:** 'Spring has sprung in QWERTY land' and 'Seed pod necklace.' - **Images:** [Jewellery Works](http://kitezh.com/gkw/artists/bartley.htm) --- ## 🏛️ Exhibition Sections - **The Whistle:** A section featuring cultural reflections, including the [Last game at Victoria Park](http://kitezh.com/gkw/whistle/colling.htm) and the 1999 Australian Republic referendum. - **The Artists:** A directory of Melbourne-based makers (Roseanne, Lisa, Susan, Karen, Tony, Hamish, Ruth, Sharon, Miyuki, Humphrey, David, Alex). - **The Gallery:** A visual index of the physical installation held at the end of the century. --- ## 🔗 Quick Links - **Main Frame:** [kitezh.com/gkw/frame.htm](http://kitezh.com/gkw/frame.htm) - **Artist Index:** [Gallery Directory](https://www.google.com/search?q=http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/artists/index.htm&authuser=1) - **Still Version:** [Non-Flash Navigation](http://www.kitezh.com/gkw/index.html) (Recommended for modern browsers)