Spring Equinox
Long Lunch at
Motel Optimismo

Curated by Ross Harding
Finding Infinity
September 2026

Photos: Amac

Spring Equinox Long Forest. A long table, a long lunch by Long Prawn, one talk by Alan Pert, one performance by Genevieve Fry, a book exhibition and library by First Edition Library. Solar oven sausages and eggs and tea.

The Boyd Baker House is a heritage-listed mid-century architectural masterpiece in Long Forest, Victoria, on Wurundjeri Country, designed by renowned architect Robin Boyd between 1964 and 1966. 

Commissioned by mathematician Dr. Michael Baker, the residence is celebrated for its symmetrical "perfect square" design, central courtyard, and extensive use of local Bacchus Marsh stone, which harmonises rigid geometric form with the surrounding bushland. 

The property complex also includes the Dower House (also designed by Boyd) and a separate library by Sir Roy Grounds, all set within approximately 30 acres of native bushland.