Bruised Soul, Granville Stroll

Performance on Granville Street from 2-3 am, Friday April 8th, 2011.

Tighty-Whities

Hired Caucasian male performs in the Aboriginal Gathering Place for the opening of Emily Carr University’s annual Aboriginal art exhibition,
March 10th, 2011.

This performance is part of a series where I employ non-native males that I have been romantically involved with to take my place in my performances that deal with Native subject matter.

Johnny

Hired attractive caucasian male walks into room, removes his clothes, save for his socks and underwear, then proceeds to rub oil all over his body while artist photographs him. Male then holds antler wrapped in wood-patterned paper above his head while group discusses the work. Performance at Emily Carr University, February 3rd, 2011, duration: 35 minutes.

I have decided to hire attractive caucasian males to carry out my performances for me. The performances question widely held ideas of authorship in aboriginal artwork while objectifying the male.

GEVA 410 – Fall

- photos by Emma Kesler

 

 

 

The Five Day Affair – a performative mark making show

Throughout a business week five artists performed at DEDSPACE Gallery, their actions leaving behind a trace, remnant, or crumb which was on exhibit at the closing. All Performances began at 1 pm. The closing reception was on Friday May 21st 4-7pm at DEDSPACE Gallery, Balmain Road, Sydney.

Mon – Zhoh Autrite Mauw
Tue – Gemma McKenzie-Booth
Wed – Fraser Reach
Thu – Luke McMaster
Fri – Jacob Whayne Dillow

Here are some photos of the performances:
Fraser exhibited a small social documentation device in the corner of one of the gallery’s rooms. Fraser documented his initial reaction to each individual that was moving about the room. One of the requirements was that he document as many individuals as possible. The performance continued until the scroll was filled.

Luke’s performance is part of a body of work that he is currently developing, which deals with the past and the act of remembrance in the context of Australia’s colonial history

Jacob’s performance was an eerie and enticing fusion of a butcher and a baker. He sat on the floor breaking plaster cakes filled with coloured cornstarch and throwing them across the room.

Curated by Jacob Whayne Dillow & Zhoh Autrite Mauw: thefivedayaffair@gmail.com

molten glass and lady bags

performing object night at sca

garbage bags and industrial fans. very much inspired by Joshua Allen Harris. i’m interested in liberating  drawings from the picture plane  by either turning them into two dimensional objects like the paper cut outs wrapped around a doorframe or making them into three dimensional object such as this one.

metal fabrications and wolf maginations

more sounds!

metal bras TA TA TAs. thanks metal shop for the spot welder. cheap. dirty. does the trick lickety split. chainmail on the other hand is a painstaking, fussy fidget widget. the second picha is a performance i did in 2008 with a welded drum frame and inner circle. uh mai zing resonance & tone, quite different from wooden framed drums.