PERSPECTIVES

PERSPECTIVES

6PM - 9PM
ACCESSIBLE VIA MARTIN PLACE METRO STATION

REST

14 APRIL 2025
ILUMINA, 1 ELIZABETH STREET SYDNEY 2000

Join us for our first event of 2025, REST

We're back with a brand-new program - at a brand-new venue! Our 2025 series will take place at ILUMINA, a new, cutting edge event space at 1 Elizabeth Street in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

Sitting above the new Martin Place metro station at 1 Elizabeth Street, ILUMINA blends history, culture, and innovation, right in the heart of Sydney. This marks an exciting evolution for Perspectives - one that lets us rethink what is possible for our 2025 program.

REST

A period of inactivity to regain strength or health. Resting your faith or confidence in something. Distinguishing oneself from the rest. A pause, a support, a motionless state. However you define it, rest is an essential part of life.

As always, you'll hear from three leading creatives from different industries, each sharing their unique interpretation of this theme.

Speakers

  • Helenna Barone-Peters

    Radio Host, Writer, Producer,

    Helenna is a radio host, writer and independent theatre artist living and working on Gadigal land. Alongside her work in community law, Helenna co-hosts late night radio show Patina on fbi radio. Influenced by the oxidation of metals, and drawing on principles of contemporary jewellery and embodied listening, Patina bridges the gap between the natural and industrial and invites listeners and contributors to reflect on the passing of time and the inevitable interplay of decay and regeneration. 

    Helenna is currently the Assistant Producer for Act 1 2025 at the Old Fitz Theatre, and her past producing credits span across various fields including theatre, public activation and live music. Despite working across multiple disciplines, Helenna strives to centre community at the core of her artistic practice.

  • Monica Edwards

    Senior Associate, SJB and 2024 Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize recipient

    Monica Edwards is an established architect and advocate for gender equity across the profession.

    Monica has worked from within the system, as an architect in traditional practice, to agitate for change. Driven by a deep desire to remain in the profession she loved, collaborating with many, Monica has been pivotal in steering the profession towards equitable practice.

    Monica was part of the inaugural group of the AIA NSW Chapter Gender Equity Taskforce (GET) and was instrumental in bringing the Champions of Change Coalition to architecture. 

    Alongside her advocacy work, Monica is a leading practitioner in education and civic projects, and an active mentor and tutor to the emerging generation of architectural practitioners and advocates.

  • Bizzi Lavelle

    Performer, Writer

    Bizzi Lavelle is a Queer Wakka Wakka and Arrente writer and burlesque performer by the name of ‘Bizzi Body’. For her works on and off stage she has been awarded the Brisbane Pride Queens Ball Award for First Nations Leadership and Engagement Award in 2023, a 2023 Out for Australia 30 under 30 recipient and ‘Rising Star’ award winner and 2nd Runner Up at the Australian Burlesque Festival’s New Follies Competitor.

    Her advocacy work specialises in sociology, gender and sexuality, and leading with Bla(c)k feminist thoughts and frameworks.

    Bizzi leads and advocates for her communities and others with a defiant attitude and love.

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