Seconds to Midnight

Sat 20 Jun – Sun 15 Aug | Burrinja Foyer

by Min Simankevicius and Steve Warburton

Eighty years ago, the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki set a new precedent in modern warfare and human suffering.

Local artists Steve Warburton and Min Simankevicius both have responded to the events with recent artworks, retelling the story.

By utilising symbolic and iconic imagery they have constructed multi-layered works in oil and photographic manipulation which seek to comprehend the unfathomable. Their works bear witness to a chapter in history that casts a long shadow upon us and poignantly remind us of the continuous existential threat humanity is facing.

Kelly’s Next Town

June/July 2026

Single image on local display

From the “LOST KELLIES” series

I stole this image, yes, stole the artwork like the bush-ranger it is about :

found the background in an Opportunity Shop (what an opportunity!} – stole the iconic image from Sidney Nolan and reimagined the whole darn thing.

Here we peer through the mask of the bushranger who is eye-ing off his next potential challenge…

Now on display courtesy of the Mr. Stubbles Barber Shop on High Street in Ashburton.

Come for a haircut and see the painting