5 July to 28 September, 2025

Latrobe Regional Gallery, Gallery 3 

LRG is thrilled to present a major new solo exhibition by acclaimed Victorian artist Bridget Hillebrand, inspired by the coastal waters of Southern Victoria. Into the Deep is a new large-scale installation informed by Hillebrand’s ongoing concern for ecological shifts occurring beneath the ocean’s surface.

In an age of hyper-visibility, the deep ocean is resistant to our usual ways of seeing, with more than 80% of our oceans yet to be mapped, explored or even seen by humans. Into the Deep invites viewers to wade into an intimate meditation on the transience and fragility of our deepest waters, accompanied by a soundscape evoking the depths of the underwater realm. Dr Bridget Hillebrand is an interdisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne whose practice intertwines art, science and environmental consciousness. This spectacular immersive installation is not to be missed.

Penelope Gebhardt has produced an essay responding to Bridget Hillebrand’s work.