Chunky Move is located on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We respectfully acknowledge the significant contributions of Australia’s First Peoples, and are committed to supporting the continuity of culture and relationship to this land.
Building
The studios of Chunky Move are located in the same building as ACCA (Australian Centre of Contemporary Art). The building is also referred to as ‘Ngargee’ a Bunurong word for describing a ‘gathering for celebration’.
The rusty steel building, completed in 2002, and designed by local architects Wood Marsh, has become one of Melbourne’s architectural icons.
In the words of architects Roger Wood and Randal Marsh:
“The building is designed to make reference to its function…a sculpture in which to show art. It was also designed to support art practice in an optimistic way…and to be a robust laboratory for experimentation. Openings in the external fabric are kept to a minimum and the vocabulary of steel frame and taut metal skin references past occupation of the site, namely warehouses, foundries and sheds.”