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Dorothy Lipmann: Slipping Sideways

fortyfivedownstairs · Melbourne

unsettling, tender work about women society stops seeing

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🗓️Thu 22 Oct 2026 · +7 more dates
🎟️Free
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Thu 22 Oct · 12pm – 7pm
Fri 23 Oct · 12pm – 7pm
Sat 24 Oct · 12pm – 4pm
Tue 27 Oct · 12pm – 7pm
Wed 28 Oct · 12pm – 7pm
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Slipping sideways is to move outside, from the predictable into the unknown. Its an asymmetrical movement indicating uneasiness and discomfort, with a sense of impermanence and loss of control. The concept of slipping sideways encompasses the absurd, out of character, not normal, and free of directness.

More elderly women are becoming homeless who have never faced circumstances outside of their control before. This is a re-occurring theme in Lipmann's work which involves memory and a sense of injustice. It is crossing a line with what society chooses not to see, and how it views women who don’t conform to its norms. The point is, it could be anyone, battling for visibility and wanting to be treated with humanity.

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When is Dorothy Lipmann: Slipping Sideways?

Thu 22 Oct 2026, +7 more dates. There are 8 dates to pick from, listed above.

Where is it?

fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, VIC.

How much is it?

It is free.

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