Mikey, AKA Uncle, is converting The Lieutenants Mess into a conversation pit – an open space to see his work, talk about his practice and chat about home lighting aspirations, and how cinematography can inform those decisions. Visitors are welcome to bring a light or glass fixture they’ve never figured out how to make work.

Full address:
14 Mouat Street, Fremantle

Open hours:
Friday 16 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Saturday 17 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Sunday 18 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Monday 19 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Tuesday 20 Oct, by appointment
Wednesday 21 Oct, by appointment
Thursday 22 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Friday 23 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Saturday 24 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm
Sunday 25 Oct, 10am – 2:30pm

For questions about this event, please contact the organiser.

Image credit: Duncan Wright

Uncle Cupboard 
For the last 20 years, Mikey has worked as a director and cinematographer across feature film, documentaries, music videos, TV commercials and arts documentation. While renovating a 1950s Jarrah cottage on the outskirts of Fremantle, a lifelong curiosity for woodwork, vintage fixtures and architectural salvage came to a head, sparking the creation of Uncle Cupboard – light sculpture built from salvaged materials, glass and Australian hardwoods. Cinematography taught him that lighting isn’t just utilitarian – manipulating light and shadow shapes the mood of a space.