Thin Skin is a captivating exhibition showcasing contemporary and historical paintings from both Australian and international artists, exploring the nuanced space between figuration and abstraction. Curated by Jennifer Higgie, a London-based writer and former editor of frieze magazine, the exhibition features works by thirty-six artists.

The phrase "thin skin" carries a rich ambiguity, representing not just the fragile barrier between body, mind, and environment, but also the thresholds between reason and irrationality, wisdom and folly, life and death, and the conscious and unconscious. To have "thin skin" implies a heightened sensitivity to the surrounding world, much like paint serves as a delicate layer on a canvas.

In Thin Skin, some artists utilise absurdity, slapstick, parody, and dreamlike logic to examine their identities and relationships with the world. Others portray bodies engaged in intricate dialogues with their psyche, the land, domestic spaces, and animals. The exhibition also embraces the concept of "thin places"—locations imbued with unique energy, where the divide between the earthly and the ethereal feels especially thin.

The fully illustrated catalogue includes new writing by Higgie and a specially commissioned short story by Chloe Aridjis, the award-winning Mexican-American novelist, further enriching the exploration of this intriguing theme.