An epic Melbourne art crawl: six suburbs and 15km in one night

Guardian writer James Norman sets out on an e-bike to cover 15km and six suburbs in a single night of Melbourne gallery openings, guided by the work of Charles Lai, who has spent more than a decade documenting the city's independent art scene. He finds vibrant artist-run spaces, crowds spilling onto pavements and even a garbage bin of ice-cold beer, discovering that Melbourne's independent gallery scene is thriving — and nearly impossible for even a local art lover to keep up with on their own.