A terrific little segment examining the completely flawed and corrupt American system of so called "democracy".
This I believe is one of the greatest examples of public misconception. A system designed entirely to make you think you get to choose your future, however, keep in mind where have the people come from that you are choosing from?
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Emma Goldman.
This original Mixed Media piece "Nickie Goes Hunting No.2 - Panel No.1" will be auctioned at the St Kilda Yacht Squadron next Thursday evening 3rd March 2016 to help raise money for HAGAR.ORG.AU - tickets for the event are available from hagar.org.au
Here is a little information about, HAGAR is an international organisation committed to the protection, recovery and reintegration of women and children who have suffered severe human rights abuses. Hagar operates commercial and not for profit entities in pursuit of its mission – to do what ever it takes, for as long as it takes, to restore a broken life. These endeavours are made possible by Hagar’s prolific private and public sector partnerships.
Hagar responds to the most severe injustice and alienation against individual women and children. Hagar provides services without discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality or political persuasion.
Hagar nurtures hope, healing, resilience, dignity, family and community so that all involved (donors, partners, staff and clients) experience transformation.
Hagar is tenacious in the face of the deep wounding that comes from severe abuse. Through its social programs, commercial businesses, and partnerships, Hagar ensures high quality services in healthcare, legal support, psychosocial support, education, family services, training and employment.
Hagar identifies the individual needs and potential of each survivor. Hagar is focused on the dignity and resilience of the individual and committed to real life-giving relationships that nurture each person to their full potential.
William Buckley Totem - conceptual design for Buckleys Chance Cafe Sorrento.
Installation Analysis & Aesthetic
Images and stories depicting our cosmic ancestry are scattered throughout the worlds natural areas as well as documented in the world’s libraries. These legends may vary slightly however they teach the same overall knowledge, that of the ‘star beings’ visiting earth since time immemorial.
I would take this prognosis a step further and suggest this planet and more than likely thousands if not millions more like it have been propagated/terraformed by many separate life forms throughout our ‘known’ universe. Unfortunately mainstream science and religion has deceived and mislead humanity for at least the last 1000 years, cloaking the true nature of you and I as beings and the infinite complexity of the universe around us.
This installation is a shrine and observation to our universe through the use of symbolic deities, rings of divination, gifts fallen to earth from what some would call magicians*, deities or even gods.
Grant me a wish,
To create a world in which gods divine stones rain upon the surface,
Where an object will not falter from its chosen path,
Annihilation and creation are singular.
*Arthur C Clarke, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”.
For this years Annual Blender Studios exhibition I have collaborated with the fabulous Melbourne based Designer and Jeweller Toyah Perry. The installation features jewellery, artwork and re-purposed furniture which narrates a cosmic theme encompassing meteorites, terra-forming, shrines and deities. (Image above previews some of the work). If your free this friday drop in and have a look, it is pretty cool.
The exhibition is one night only - 6pm till late this Friday December 4th 2015.
Some new totem wallpaper paste ups from the weekend in Sniders Lane Melbourne CBD.
Imagine the problem is not physical. Imagine the problem has never been physical, that it is not bio-diversity, it is not the ozone layer, it is not the green house effect, the whales, the old growth forest, the loss of jobs, the crack in the ghetto, the abortions, the tongue in the mouth,
the diseases stalking everywhere as love goes on. Unconcerned...
Imagine the problem is not some syndrome of our society, not something that can be solved by commissions or laws or redistribution of what we call wealth, imagine that it goes deeper, right to the core of what we call civilisation and that no one, outside of ourselves can effect real change, that our civilisations, our governments are sick and that we are mentally ill and spiritually dead and that all our issues and crises are symptoms of this deeper sickness.
Imagine the problem is not physical and no amount of driving and no amount of road will help deal with the problem. Imagine that the problem is not that we are powerless or that we are victims but that we have lost the fire and belief and courage to act.
We hear whispers of the future, we slap our hands against our ears, we catch glimpse’s, we turn our faces swiftly to the side. The whistle is always blowing, there is no denying what is before our eyes. We all know the future, we only must say it and face it. There will be no first hundred days for this future, there will be no five year plans. There will be no program.
Imagine the problem is that we cannot imagine a future where we possess less but are more, imagine the problem is a future that terrifies us because we lose our machines but gain our feet and pounding hearts.
Then what is to be done.
New wallpaper design applied to this lovely doorway in ACDC Lane/Duckboard Lane - prior to this I had a complete door "Imagination Outside of Capitalism" which was removed to make way for this spectacular glass door. Here is a google maps link to the old piece.
Part of the window installation for 'Misanthrope' at Port Jackson Press
A new installation I put up in Tattersalls Lane opposite Section 8.
"The Rapanui Effect" consists of paste up and other found objects I have collected along the way, hopefully it lasts a while without people pulling it apart... And design below.
