We've all been working in the field the last couple of days here at Kioloa, which means we wake up and go our separate ways to work on our projects. Some of us have ideas already, others are developing ideas as we go. Yoshi has been working on a project using collector tea spoons referencing specific places and towns in Australia. The theme behind the work is tea as a symbol of colonization. Joseph has been taking video footage of waves, and Cedra has been painting. I have been doing some actions and sketches. Bill is doing a walking project where he's mimicking the constellations, and John just showed us a terrific video he'd just finished. In this piece, John dressed up like a proper academic complete with nice shoes and briefcase, walked to a rock at what looks like the base of a ravine and sits down on the rock. He then reclines to lay on his back, but since it's an awkward spot for this, he struggles for a while, still holding the briefcase. This goes on for a couple of minutes. Eventually he is able to get in a position like a snapshot of him walking, except that he's still on his back balancing on the rock. The strange context and awkward physicality is what makes the piece. After holding this position for awhile, he then calmly collects himself and walks out of the frame. It is a terrific a piece.
Next stop is Eden. We'll be there for a little over a week and will apparently have limited internet access.
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