A Melbourne artist charged with producing and possessing child pornography will appear in court next month.

Paul Yore, 25, was charged in September after police seized pieces of his Everything is F---ed installation from St Kilda's Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts.

Paul Yore. Credit:Jason South

Yore's lawyer, Marita Altman, said he will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on February 14 for a contest mention hearing, where the parties and presiding magistrate will try to decide if the case can be resolved by finding common ground between them.

Police acted on a complaint from a member of the public, who objected to works that allegedly showed images of sex acts with superimposed pictures of children's faces.