Melanie Cobham – Bodybuilding | Naarm / Melbourne Book Launch

Perimeter is thrilled to present the launch of Melanie Cobham – Bodybuilding (Formist Editions), taking place at 3pm–5pm, Saturday November 8 at Perimeter HQ (734 High St, Thornbury). The launch will include an artist talk with Melanie and Damien Laing, with a signing by the artist and casual celebration to follow. Hope to see you there!

EVENT DETAILS
Perimeter HQ
734 High St, Thornbury VIC
Saturday November 8, 2025
From 3pm–5pm

This is a free event, with no reservations required.

Please note that while children are welcome in the space, we are unfortunately unable to offer a 'kid-friendly' zone where kids can entertain themselves, and we require close supervision by parents or guardians while in the store.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Melanie Cobham is a Uruguayan-born, Melbourne-based artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores the complex relationship between identity and place. Her diverse body of work interrogates the nuances of language, colonisation, migration and belonging.

Damien Laing is an urban planner and artist interested in the configuration of values in public space. Since 2019, he has been running a public art practice under the name telos. With telos he has organised a range of art events and programming. He is a member of the experimental filmmaking collective Artist Film Workshop.

ABOUT THE BOOK
This book traces artist Melanie Cobham’s early years in Melbourne after relocating from Uruguay just before the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the city’s extended lockdowns and her heightened sense of isolation, Cobham turned to photography – capturing her daily walks as a way to observe and connect with her new surroundings. The resulting images offer a quiet, contemplative view of the urban landscape, often devoid of people, and filled with fleeting details, surreal reflections, and architectural forms. Blending detachment with curiosity, her work evokes the perspective of a modern-day flâneur, transforming solitude into a poetic and empathetic exploration of place and time.

152 pages, 22 x 29 cm, softcover, Formist Editions (Gadigal / Sydney).