Summary |
An innovative contribution to explorations of the octopus by approaching the animal through the lens of the creative arts |
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Start Date |
Dec 13, 2019 12:00 pm |
End Date |
Jan 25, 2020 5:00 pm |
Venue |
Plimsoll Gallery, School of Creative Arts and Media |
OktoLab19 : a gallery of octopus aesthetics
OktoLab19 brings together artists, writers and scientists to investigate octopuses in all their extraordinary glory. The exhibition aims is to contribute new ways of understanding and conceptualizing octopuses, in respect to their being-in-the-world and our perception of them, as well as re-evaluating the rich cultural history of the octopus. The responses to this curatorial brief by OktoLab19 participants are as complex, fascinating, diverse and wonderful as the eight-armed animals that have been their inspiration.
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Exhibiting artists: Madison Bycroft; mOwson& M0wson; Neozoon; Hörner/Antlfinger; Burton-Nitta; Mike Singe, Pony Express; Natalie Ryan; Jayson Semmens.
Writers: Rachel Bailey, Peter Godfrey Smith, Erin Hortle
Curatorium: Yvette Watt and Toby Juliff (University of Tasmania, Australia), André Krebber and Maike Riedinger (University of Kassel, Germany); Anne Hölck (independent scenographer and curator, Germany)
Opening event: Friday 13 Dec, 5.00 – 7:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Sat 14 Dec 2019 – Sat 25 Jan 2020
Summer opening hours:
closed between: 23 Dec 2019 – 1 Jan 2020
Wed - Sun 12pm - 5pm (during exhibitions)
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Public holidays.
Plimsoll Gallery Manager: Jane Barlow
Install team: Anna Eden, Josh Prouse, Dave Nelson and Jose Vicente Garcia Cesar.
Symposium
11 January: All day symposium of artist talks, readings, and presentations, plus a special live performance by Madison Bycroft.
RSVP to Yvette.Watt@utas.edu.au
Media articles and links:
Preview: 15 Tasmanian shows not to miss over summer - download PDF
ABC RADIO Interview ( 2h,02m)
Channel 7 news (8.20)
Image credits (L-R): Burton Nitta (Michael Burton and Michiko Nitta), Altered Ways of Being, Digital media, 360 film, VR , dimensions variable, 2019, All rights reserved © 2019 Burton Nitta; Hörner/Antlfinger, Visiting Octopus, Océanopolis, aquarium of the octopus, Installation, light-boxes, sound, dimensions variable, 2019, Image Courtesy Hörner/Antlfinger; mOwson&M0wson, feeler, Latex, string, hangers, LED light strips, electronics, 3m x 3m, 2019, Image courtesy mOwson&M0wson; Madison Bycroft, Rises and refusals (Thetis), single channel digital video, colour, sound, 23:25, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist; Mike Singe, Searching for Octopus in the Amazon, Digital video, Duration: 11 minutes, 2019, Image courtesy of the artist; Natalie Ryan, Giant Squid (blue velvet), Gypsum-based acrylic resin, prosthetic eyes, fibres, 190 x 40 x 18cm, 2019, Image Courtesy of the artist; NEOZOON, Cephalization, Video Installation, dimensions variable, 2019 – 2020, Image courtesy NEOZOON / Courtesy the artist; Pony Express, Tentacular Embassy, Printed objects, knife display, customized life vests, dimensions variable, 2019, Image courtesy Pony Express, developed from materials created with support from CONSTANCE ARI and Dr. Beth Fulton
