quarARTine #2
World Science Festival Brisbane (WSFB) was to be held 25-29 March 2020 this year, until COVID-19 reared its ugly germs. It’s not an event that immediately screams [...]
Science
Hans Silvester, and the plight of the Omo River Valley Tribespeople
Those of us who love the arts know that the thought of life without art is a pitiful one. Some of us, myself included, would even go so far as to say that our lives [...]
John Aslanidis – the art of science
It’s very hard to separate all the facets that make up the area collectively known as The Arts. In fact I’d go so far as to say it’s impossible to. I [...]
Advertising as Activism
Advertisers cop a bit of flak in our world, most of it justified. Hired to sell us products we don’t want, don’t need and can’t afford made by companies who [...]
Yugo Nakamura, Rainmaker
I love nothing more than the sound of rain on the roof. It’s the best time for writing, snuggling, reading, sleeping, movie watching…everything except dog-walking [...]
A Whale of a Job (boom-tish)
I have one distinct memory of visiting the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and it’s this: Standing in the Hall of Ocean Life getting slightly [...]
Strangely Soothing GIFS
I’m a sucker for a good ‘how things are made’ documentary. All those Discovery Channel programmes about mega factories, mega bridges, mega constructions [...]
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 [...]
That Painting is Rubbish!
Remember what it felt like when you were little to have your balloon burst, or the icecream fall off the cone? And you know what it feels like now as an adult to knock over a [...]
Debris, Detritus and Delicacy at Anchorage Museum
If you attended APT7 at Brisbane’s GOMA last year, you may remember this ethereal work from Kiwi artist Joanna Langford: Born in Gisborne, New Zealand (just like me!) [...]
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