Since 1997, the IMA have presented Fresh Cut, an annual exhibition showcasing their pick of emerging local artists. The show is limited to artists born or living in Queensland, who are up to six years out of art school, who have not shown at the IMA before. This year, the four artists have been selected by IMA Director Robert Leonard and artist and QUT lecturer Grant Stevens. They are Joseph Breikers, Caitlin Franzmann, Anita Holtsclaw, and Ruth McConchie. Each will receive $5k to help them realise their work for the show, courtesy of a Creative Sparks grant from Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland. This year, the show will come in two instalments. First up, Breikers and Franzmann. Breikers nags at cultural conventions. His project explores the humble, and humbling, composting pit toilet. His multi-storey long drop takes inspiration from François Rabelais, Jorge Luis Borges, death-metal, and toilet humour. Meanwhile, Franzmann wants us to slow-down and reflect. She has made sound pieces that you don helmets to hear. The pieces will inform and alter listeners' perceptions of the gallery space. [image: Caitlin Franzmann and Courtney Coombs]

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