first thoughts to Sussi re residency
(see http://www.pica.org.au/art03/Residencies03.html for Sussi’s clog residency project at perth institute of contemporary arts) the following is a chunk from an email i sent to Sussi Porsborg:...
View ArticleKen Bolton on Bilateral
[The following review of my show BILATERAL, by Ken Bolton, is from PLANET_EAF, http://www.eaf.asn.au/nlet/nlet111202.pdf, the Experimental Art Foundation’s online version of its newsletter, Oct-Dec...
View ArticleIASKA beginnings
Arrived in Kellerberrin late last week to begin a 2 month (April/May) residency with IASKA (International Art Space Kellerberrin Australia)… luckily I caught the launch of Kirsten Bradley (of Cicada)'s...
View Articlekellerberrin folks
[the following is part of the Bilateral Kellerberrin project]. folks i have met so far in kellerberrin. a lotta them are men. tony, a bearded guy on a bike who scared christina when she exited the...
View ArticleCunderdin High School Workshops Day 1
[the following post is part of the Bilateral Kellerberrin project. For more on my Cunderdin workshops, see this link.] cunderdin is 45 km from kellerberrin. As part of my residency at kellerberrin i am...
View Articlewhat am I doing in Darwin?
the following spiel is lifted from the artists' village website: http://www.tav.org.sg/ Fusion Strength '05 = 24hr Art, Darwin Fusion Strength is, as the title suggests, a fusion of strengths for the...
View ArticleCoffee Stains in Bed
[The following was first published at the Fusion Strength Blog] Thursday, nine am. Each morning I set my alarm for 730 or eight. The idea is that I’ll get up and do some study. I have discovered that...
View Articlethe air in darwin
Tuesday, nine am. I’m just about to head back to the air-con-bedroom with a coffee when I bump into a woman in the hostel kitchen. She’s a job search broker from New Zealand. She’s doing her washing up...
View ArticleBeginning Bilateral Petersham
[nb: the following is the first blog entry for the project Bilateral Petersham. For the rest, head on over to http://thesham.info] Petersham_04_04_06 The clock ticked round to midnight and I sat in the...
View Articleexpanded cinema residency at performance space
Louise Curham and I have been doing a residency at the Performance Space in Sydney, (March 5-25, 2007) to work on trying out some re-enactments of Expanded Cinema events from the early 1970s. We’ve...
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Back in the Delta
I’ve returned to Guangzhou for the second time. This time working towards an exhibition called Sea Pearl White Cloud at Observation Society, alongside Trevor Yeung. Between trips to Guangzhou, I’ve...
View ArticleDaoshan Dude
English Translation of lyrics from Daoshan Dude, by Wu Tiao Ren Daoshan dude, Why are you wearing broken shoes? Daoshan dude, Why don’t you have your hair cut? Daoshan dude, Why are you still riding...
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Guangzhou Restaurant Haiku, May 26, 2016
Dishes and tea cups Shrink wrapped in plastic, Served at table.
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Guangzhou Screenprinting Haiku, May 27, 2016
Liang floods the screen with blue ink. Blue ink reveals the flooding of Guangzhou.
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Guangzhou Swimming Pool Haiku, May 29, 2016
Pool rules: Wear Your Cap; Place Bag in Tiny Locker; Please Hop Out By Half Ten Sharp.
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Guangzhou Delta Haiku – exhibition text at Observation Society
Pearl River Delta region. Light blue colour indicates current land below sea level. Silty river delta, Fishing, farming, trading – Everyday life. Of all the world’s cities, the great Guangzhou...
View ArticlePearl River Delta Sea Level Rise Animation
Pearl River Delta Flood Animation from Luca Zoid on Vimeo. Summary: This short animation shows possible flooding caused by sea level rise in the Pearl River Delta region of China. Sea level rise here...
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Linda and the mud
One of the highlights of my time in Guangzhou was an opportunity to leave the big city and visit a farm. Strangely, for an area like the Pearl River Delta that was built on agriculture, it wasn’t easy...
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Shu Hao and the Insects
While I was in the village, Linda’s colleague Shu Hao took me out on a nightwalk. This is his specialty. He’s the Rice Harmony expert on biodiversity, so his job is to keep an eye on all the other...
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Eshya and the farmers
Agricultural bureaucrats make time for her and the mute gweilo. The third member of the Rice Harmony group that I hung out with was Eshya. She’s an environmental scientist by trade, but her job here...
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