“Gatetopia: fences, creatures and conforming”
Fressie (f3ral), Aisyah Kirana and Mason Cremasco
6 Feb → 25 Feb 2026
Window
Artists in residence at Yarra Youth Services take over the West Space Window with a playful collaboration inviting us to reclaim our unapologetic, authentic selves.
For artists Fressie (f3ral), Aisyah Kirana and Mason Cremasco, authenticity isn’t about restricting access, nor is it a niche interest reserved for a select few. Gatetopia: fences, creatures and conforming examines the absurdity of gatekeeping and probes both the visible and metaphorical fences that attempt to mute, mask, or hide the full spectrum of individuality.
By imagining a gated community pushed to an extreme, the piece depicts how rigid boundaries can erode identity and encourage a quiet, creeping loss of self. Drawing from a shared experience within the creative scene, the work reflects on the pressures to conform, to shrink, or to earn permission simply to exist.
The West Space Window is supported by the City of Yarra. This project forms part of West Space's ongoing collaboration with Yarra Youth Services, Fitzroy.
Program
Opening celebration, Fri 6 Feb, 4.30 → 9pm
The West Space Window opens with a performance by Aisyah Kirana followed by West Space Artist Night at Hope St Radio featuring Yarra Youth DJs BORN LUCKY, ANNIE KEZ and Melodysrival.
Fressie (f3ral) is a silversmith and printmaker who draws inspiration from the ornaments and fabric of the urban environment, inspired by her career as an urban planner. Focusing on materiality, she creates dialogues between crafted objects and the individual experience to reveal how place and memory influence personal connection.
Aisyah Kirana is a multidisciplinary artist with an intuitive-led practice, working across performance, object, and manifesto. Focusing on the intersections of embodiment and ontology, she uses her body as a medium, Kirana’s own muse, and a translator to play, pray, and as a way to see the world.
Mason Cremasco is an animator who makes hand-drawn, stop motion, and collage, blending traditional and experimental methods to tell distinctive visual stories. With a commitment to community engagement and creating work that resonates personally and collectively, Cremasco explores relationships, drama-comedy, queer narratives, and community dynamics. Influenced by experimental animation and surrealism, Cremasco’s storytelling emerges from a love of building movement and form from nothing, embracing the limitless potential of mixed media.
