PlusPix Collective’s fifth annual exhibition Constrained to Unleashed , explores the tension between holding within and breaking free. We play with boundaries, release unexpected possibilities and invite you to discover what happens when imagination escapes its confines.

BOBBY GRAHAM: In this Faux Fiction series, I pair historic and contemporary portraits with unlikely themes to create covers for books that don’t exist. What stories might these covers contain? What ideas might their pages unleash? Each invites you to imagine the unwritten book within

JUDY HUTCHINSON: These works are based loosely on images of two of my grandchildren unleashed. I reflect on the energy and curiosity of children as they explore and experience the world, observed with awe and hope.

ANNE MCDERMOTT: Visits the Eastern Mediterranean where time, history, cultures, and climate interact, constrain, grow and change, unleashing unpredictable layers of colour, pattern and texture. A joy to explore with camera and pixels

MICHAEL SMITHSON: The practice of Bonsai intrigues me, and I find myself fantasising about the pent-up energy in trees that have been so tightly constrained from growing to their natural size. These works express that quietly contained energy and its potential release.

PETER VAN RENS My works are an abstracted evolution of the theme: from constrained to unleashed. My focus is on composition and colour resulting in decorative images.

PixelARTed 5: Constrained to Unleashed runs from 4 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 at the Front Café and Gallery, Lyneham, weekdays from 7am – 2pm and weekends and public holidays from 8am – 2pm.

The opening celebration of Constrained to Unleashed is at The Front on Friday 4 December from 6 – 8pm. Join us in celebrating five years of making digital art independently and exhibiting collectively. Tickets Available Soon!

Opening speaker: Peter van Rens, PlusPix Collective