Recovery Mode

2025
Jacky Winter Gallery
Melbourne

Recovery Mode explores the intersection of inward compulsion and outward expectation to continuously produce and perform. Expanding on Meakins’ ongoing examination of exertion, exhaustion, and the amplification of the human body, the work investigates physicality in the context of restless pursuit, where achievements quickly dissolve, replaced by the desire for more. The work uses the everyday setting to explore tricks, false perceptions, and out-of-body experiences in relation to how the body absorbs, adapts, and recovers. This project has been supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Documentation: Michael Pham & Photographic Record
Work in progress photos: Aaron Webber