
What makes a site? Loosely inspired by the surrealist game of Exquisite Corpse, two artists take turns inscribing, (re-)etching and printing the same copper plates. The first person making a mark on a new plate chooses the site, and after that, all additions to the plate must represent the same site using different methods. After each round, one-third of the plate is chopped off, excluding it from further alterations.
Brendan Cooper (Ballarat) is a printmaking, sculpture, landscape, and journey artist. Justas Pipinis (Melbourne/Stockholm) tries to make sense of the things that don’t. The two met while undertaking MFA at RMIT and have been making sporadic appearances in each other’s processes ever since. This is their first full-scale collaboration.


Art Trax 23/35 Pratt St, Beaufort VIC 3373
AUGUST 2 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 Mon, Fri 11am - 3pm Sat, Sun 10am - 4pm
OPENING August 4, 2.30pm-4pm
This page is spin-off V A R I A T I O N S (unique states).
See also: EXQUISITE SITES SERIES, glimpses into the PROCESS and INSTALLATION & OPENING views.


Brendan Cooper (ft. Justas Pipinis)
ES Variations 1 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40​​

Brendan Cooper (ft. Justas Pipinis)
ES Variations 2 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40​​

Brendan Cooper (ft. Justas Pipinis)
ES Variations 3 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40

Brendan Cooper (ft. Justas Pipinis)
ES Variations 4 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40

Justas Pipinis (ft. Brendan Cooper)
ES Variations 7 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40

Justas Pipinis (ft. Brendan Cooper)
ES Variations 5 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40

Justas Pipinis (ft. Brendan Cooper)
ES Variation 8 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 53 x 40

Justas Pipinis
ES Variations 6 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 40 x 40

Justas Pipinis (ft. Brendan Cooper)
ES Variation 9 (2024)
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Copper etching on Hahnemühle 350 gsm, 53 x 40