Living in an increasingly digital world marked by mass production and overconsumption, the exhibition Tactile Dialogues challenges us to reconsider the role of physical objects and foster moments of human connection.

Curated and directed by Ryan Fernandes & Made by Morgen, Tactile Dialogues was originally created as a showcase part of Melbourne Design Week Program.

Within Made By Morgen's Melbourne showroom, Tactile Dialogues is a concept gallery, a space that invites us to slow down and reconnect with the physical, the handmade, and the deeply human.

A rich and tactile experience through a combination of materials, including textiles, wood, wool, metal, leather, glass, and paper. It serves as a platform for experimentation by local artists and makers, who draw on traditional techniques to create contemporary forms which bridge past, present, and future.

Tactile Dialogues explores the ties that bind us to physical spaces and community, celebrating the power of craft to comfort, surprise, and inspire joy. Each work prompts us to reflect on how materials are sourced and processed and reconsidered through the act of making, repair and transformation.

The exhibition unfolds through a series of interconnected spaces, with each object in conversation with the next.