Waiting at 'Manises train station'. From left: Yhonnie Scarce-hankering for a game of golf; behind her Stephen Loo looks to the ceiling for the moon. Angela Valamanesh blurs before the camera while partner Hossein finds the still point. Aldo Iacobelli tells Steve about expanded painting bleeding into the formal concerns that define modernism's affair with the brush. Behind them director Melentie Pandilovski strikes a pensive air & brushes his beard.

Wendy Hannam, flower-pot child & glass artist, gets stuck between pignata handles

"It's very careful geometry Mum. Platonic, ideal, yet withal, edgy – capiche?"

Brett and Pria, interior architects from Hassell

That's Michael Newell, leaning over the bar to talk about his mysterious new book with James Dodd. They are either doing 'The Christie Murders' impersonation, an old favourite with all their friends, or David Lynch snapped the frame.

 

Naomi Horridge admires her two-week old baby crooked in the arms of Hossein Valamanesh

Yul Brynner and Kojak impersonators Dean Whitehorn & Lee Salamone

 

Michael Newell, back from Caterbury UK, Mary Christie back from Tokyo – and Nic Folland naturally bringing them up to speed

 

Linda Marie Walker, curator for Aldo's show, also has some words for the new baby

The crowd mingles around the spread …

... and here it is, the nosh, art lovers move fast before they step into the gallery. (Our excuse for the blurry shots.) Ruth Fazakerley and Alison Main we recognise

After-show dinner at Adelaide's iconic La Trattoria restaurant. From left Francesca da Rimini, Akira Akira, Linda Marie Walker deep in exhibition debrief with Aldo Iacobelli, Debbie Iacobelli to his right

 

Yoko Kajo snuggles up to the big man, Melentie Pandilovski

Aldo with Chris Lagana, La Trattoria manager, and family, including son Raffaelo to his left.