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Vital Commons: Sydney curatorial consultancy for public art, cultural strategy & place activation.

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Aerial view of a public plaza with a tall bronze geometric sculpture at its centre, surrounded by grey-and-white patterned paving, landscaped garden beds, benches, and people walking or sitting.
Reko Rennie, Totemic (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny
Close-up of a vibrant multi-headed reclining sculpture in purple, blue, green, and gold, adorned with beaded necklaces, with people sitting on a bench in the foreground.

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Multi-Headed Reclining Figure (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny

Vibrant multi-headed reclining sculpture in purple, green, and gold with beaded adornments, installed in a landscaped public space where two people sit on a bench and another person walks past.

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Multi-Headed Reclining Figure (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny

Vibrant multi-headed reclining sculpture painted in purple, green, gold, and blue, adorned with colourful garlands and bracelets, holding a white flower, installed in a landscaped public space.

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Multi-Headed Reclining Figure (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny

Close-up of a vibrant purple sculpted hand adorned with gold rings and bracelets, delicately holding a white flower.

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Multi-Headed Reclining Figure (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny

Audience members in a dark cinema, many wearing sunglasses; one person in the foreground wears a hoodie with a skull design and sits with eyes closed.

Deep Soulful Sweats, Cinema Piece (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Zan Wimberley

Audience seated in a dark cinema watching a screen showing ocean waves with the words 'Cinema Piece' in ornate white text.

Deep Soulful Sweats, Cinema Piece (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Zan Wimberley

Performer dressed in a silver robe with angel wings and halo headband, holding an egg, in front of a large projected close-up of the hand holding the egg.

Deep Soulful Sweats, Cinema Piece (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Zan Wimberley

Audience members in a darkened theatre raising their arms, some smiling and illuminated red by theatrical lighting.

Deep Soulful Sweats, Cinema Piece (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Zan Wimberley

A modern outdoor sculpture of stacked geometric shapes stands on a tiled walkway near a brick building, with people and trees nearby.

Reko Rennie, Totemic (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny.

Close-up of a bronze geometric sculpture made of stacked faceted shapes, set against a blue sky with light clouds.

Reko Rennie, Totemic (2025). Curated by Vital Commons. Photo: Mark Pokorny

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