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Archetype presents select Art Works and Writings by and about Dr. Kelsey Ashe; contemporary Australian Artist. Over 200 pages in full colour explore Ashe's signature aesthetic and prose which draws from themes hidden, mysterious, esoteric and surreal. Kelsey Ashe has a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD Art) which directs a depth of knowledge into her contemplative works, delving into imaginary, allegorical and historical landscape narratives that are often emphatically feminine. Exploring the symbology of cultures, particularly from the vast swathe of geography in the Austral-Asian basin, Ashe seeks resonances from previous era's; sensing traces of stories or beliefs from place, to perceive perceptions or concerns for contemporary culture. Ashe's practice-led research has traversed print and illustration, textiles and cloth, photography and film, performance and painting, with each new idea finding its unique expression of form.Archetype highlights key projects that explore Ashe's constructed mythologies and unique visioning of the Australian Sublime.Ashe has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the iconic Sedona Arts Centre in Arizona, USA the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, UK, Site: Brooklyn Gallery New York, USA, the National Gallery of Victoria, AUS and represented Australia in the Katonah Museum of Art New York's Juried International Biennale 2021.

A fairytale, set within a surrealist Novella, 'The Deep Green Sea' is an epic adventure, and a spiritual awakening. Away in faraway future, a Mirage of women exist secluded on an islet by the deep green sea. They live beyond the veil of customary sight, where starry floors of watery shores glow bright and shimmering. The Mirage's only vocation is in the preservation of ancient dialogues between living creatures and the sacred world. This is the story of two Mirage Acolytes; Orla, who desperately struggles to arrive at the Isle's Sanctuary andRoe, a Selkie initiated into the Mirage at birth, who questions her place amoung the Isle's Priestesses "The Deep Green Sea is a challenging and mind-bending tale that commands profound self-introspection. Both a questing adventure and spiritual journey, the story accounts for times in our lives when everything is turned completely upside down by grief or traumatic circumstance. Equally harrowing as it is beautiful, the otherworldly setting Ashe has created is full of strong female characters who forge on through every setback." Kate Walsh: American Actress, Grey's Anatomy, Emily in Paris, et al. New York, USA. "Lush and Haunting. A tale as mysterious and mesmerising as the sea. For lovers of fairytales, mythology, the surreal and magical. Kelsey Ashe's lyrical words shimmer in the liminal space of dreams and memory. Kelsey, a word and art witch, has cast a glistening magic charm which, like all fairy tales, will help you transcend life challenges as you submerge into the underworld of her fantastical deep green sea." Josephine Pennicott: Author, The Circle of Nine dark fantasy trilogy, Poet's Cottage and Currawong Manor. NSW, Australia.

Crossings Bilya Bidi; A Monograph of the Fremantle Biennale Crossing21, invites audiences to interact with Fremantle (Walyalup) through artistic dialogues, place sensitive letter-forms, essays, poetry and significant new artworks. Crossings Bilya Bidi presents a provocative anthology of works both academic and prosaic, which encourage the contemplation of myth and the creation of new narratives that propel a spirit of reconciliation. Collaborative practice between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal artists, writers and makers is the central axis that promulgates the many contributions to this book, informed by ongoing facilitated yarning and cultural consultation with Noongyar Traditional Owners, Elders and Youth. In keeping with the Fremantle Biennale; the site specific Arts Festival it is attached to, the book seeks to define a renewed reading of place that benefits the community and its future generations by celebrating the cultural, social and historical distinctiveness of the Fremantle region. Contextualising Walyalup's Dreaming history and the subsequent layering of colonial and contemporary narratives, Crossings Bilya Bidi will assist audiences to understand the past and the present and look to the future.Bilya Bidi means 'River Trails' in Noongyar culture. When linked with the term 'Crossing', the title hints at the contemplation of the river and estuarine systems of the Derbal Yerigan (Swan River) and the millennia of real and metaphoric 'crossings'; across and around the river, across and between people and across and through time. Encapsulated in sharp design, Crossings Bilya Bidi includes 26 contributions, including from Tyson Yunkaporta, Professor Ted Snell, Dr Cassie Lynch, Jazz Money, Tom Muller and the artists of Fremantle Biennale's 'Crossings21' Site Specific Arts Festival for 2021.

"Presents a two-year ethnographic study of a collegiate evangelical student organization at a public university. The narratives and interpretations aim not only to enrich understanding of a particular student organization, but more importantly, to spark intellectual discourse about the value of faith-based organizations within public higher education. The role of religion in public higher education, student involvement in the co-curriculum, and peer educators are three examples of critical issues in higher education for which this idiosyncratic case study offers broad understanding"--Publisher description.