Canberra-based artist Ham Darroch draws upon modernist art history while reflecting on contemporary life, being interested in the relationship between art and music, geometry and architecture. Having worked as studio assistant to Bridget Riley for two decades,
it’s a relationship that has a bearing on his own practice.
In Harp Frequency, new works on canvas and paper are presented with a site-responsive wall painting; in Darroch’s work, syncopated rhythm and quiet harmony in colour and form invoke an uplifting experience.
Civic Art Bureau
3 to 31 May 2026
Australian Capital Territory
Ham Darroch, Sideline 4 (tomorrow night I’m going to bed early) (detail), 2022, oil on stretchers, rope and gaff hooks, 160 × 187cm / Courtesy the artist and Civic Art Bureau, Australian Capital Territory
