A confrontation. A boundary. A warning.
Presented in partnership with Dark Mofo, The Dogs transforms Rosny Farm into a charged, immersive installation where fear, power and exclusion collide.
Drawing on vivid childhood memories of being chased by guard dogs, Abdul-Rahman Abdullah creates a work that sits somewhere between the domestic and the menacing. Life-sized forms hold the space—watchful, territorial—while chandeliers cast a seductive glow over something far less welcoming.
This is a world defined by thresholds. Inside and outside. Safety and threat. Belonging and exclusion.
At its core, The Dogs reflects on the use of animals as agents of control—protecting property, enforcing boundaries, and, more broadly, upholding systems of power. The work draws a line between personal memory and larger histories of surveillance, ownership and division.
The result is both intimate and unsettling. Beautiful, but uneasy. A space that invites you in—while making it clear you may not belong.
About the artist
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah is an Australian artist working in sculpture and installation, based on Bindjareb Nyungar Country in Western Australia.
His practice explores identity, culture and the natural world, often using animals and domestic materials to create psychologically charged environments. His work moves between the familiar and the uncanny—drawing out tensions between instinct and control, interior and exterior, serenity and violence.
Abdul-Rahman has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, including the Adelaide Biennial, The National at MCA, TarraWarra Biennial and major projects across New Zealand and Japan. His work is known for its immersive scale and emotional intensity.
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11 Jun - 21 Jun 2026Thursdays - Sundays, 10:00am - 8:00pm
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