The Little Things
“There’s a reason people build miniatures. Doesn’t matter if it’s guys laying out model railroads or women decorating dollhouses. It’s about [...]
Children
Inside
“I am now eighty-two years old and these memories remain very clear. What happened to our childhood?” Carmel Durant, 2010 To walk through the new touring [...]
NAIDOC Week 2014
It’s NAIDOC Week! Held annually from the first Sunday in July, NAIDOC Week is a celebration of all things awesome about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, [...]
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Children
You know, there’s a lot to be said for insomnia. Some of my best thinking is done when I’m staring at the ceiling wishing it was my eyelids. I make good decisions [...]
Happily Never After with QTC’s The Magic Hour
Once upon a time there was a play at Queensland Theatre Company called The Magic Hour about the darker side of fairy tales. I know that what comes next should be a story with [...]
Aled Lewis’ Toy Stories
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid I was convinced my toys came to life every time I left the room. I was so certain of it that I used to do things like [...]
Planet Red Earth
In honour of World Earth Day, I thought I’d take you on a wander through the work of Red Earth, an international environmental art group whose core practice revolves [...]
Easter For Everybunny (that’s terrible, I know)
As festive periods go, Easter doesn’t have much to offer me. I’m not religious, I don’t eat eggs, I don’t like chocolate, and I have no interest in [...]
What Are You Looking At?
It’s hard to believe you can capture a person’s vulnerability when they’re hidden behind a horsehead mask, but that is exactly what Melbourne-based [...]
Child’s Play
I was disappointed during last week’s GOMA visit to see that Michael Parekowhai’s lovely elephant statue The World Turns had been cordoned off. I’m not [...]
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