Siren Call

Name: Siren Call
Start: 2026-11-02T10:00
End: 2026-11-22
Location: Gasworks Arts Park

When: Monday 2 November 2026 – Sunday 22 November 2026
Where: Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Creative Precinct · 21 Graham Street, Albert Park VIC 3206
Price: Free

Siren Call investigates the myths of the sea through a close exploration of the underbelly of Princess Pier, the historical portal for immigration to Australia from across the world and the departure point for servicemen to foreign wars.

A myth created from a psychological landscape of the anticipation, the thrill of adventure and the fear of both the deep and the unknown.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Lois Basham is a multimedia sculptor and filmmaker. Siren Call has been selected for screening in the London, Osaka and New York International Short Film Festivals in 2025 and 2026 and received an award at the USA Short Film Festival in 2024. In May 2026 her solo exhibition “Leftovers”, a sculpture and video installation was shown at Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford. Her sculptures have been included in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2024 and Cottesloe 2026, and in the Yering Station Sculpture Awards in 2019, 2021 & 2023. She is also finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize this year , currently showing in Sydney 2nd Oct – 29th Nov. She is currently completing a Master of Contemporary Art at VCA, University of Melbourne.

ABOUT SCREENWORKS:

SCREENWORKS provides a dedicated screen space for video and moving-image work for Gasworks’ creative community. Each month a different work will be shown, celebrating the dynamism that screen-based media can offer.