To wrap up the durational latte project, field theory invited guests into their ‘office’ at performance space to see some data visualisation and watch some youtube clips. This was the introductory speech: I know you’ve been waiting for this party for a long time so we wont keep you long. Thank-you Kadigal people of the …
WHO: Judith Bowtell, Kim Spinks ROLE: Arts NSW OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 5.6 x 8m Judith and Kim met Jason and Lara in a large boardroom and immediately commented that their shirts functioned as costumes. They also offered them tea and scones. They discussed existing models of presenting and facilitating Live Art and process based community projects …
Who: Julia Marr and Mellissa Aquire Role: event manager and events co-ordinator. Office Measurements: 3x3m Jason and Lara met Julia and Melissa at ‘the Barn’ in Leichardt. They were slightly perplexed that they were not pitching to perform at one of their events. They asked: “So the purpose of this is pure art for art …
Who: Eric Jensen Role: Journalist Sydney Morning Herald Office Measurements: Small cafe. Lara and Jason met Eric in a Darlinghurst café to chat about the medias role in the arts. Eric does not think we have a culture of great arts criticism in this country and acknowledged it can be both difficult an easy to …
Who: Hugo Moline Role: Architect Office Measurements: Thai cafe. Hugo Moline is a good guy. Jason and Lara met him over laska to discuss ideas of ‘social engagement’ in architecture, urban planning and contemporary art. Hugo is interested in getting people involved in making cities, making decisions and shifting the way we consider urban space. He …
Who: Simon Mordant and Rachel Kent Role: Chair and Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art. Office Dimensions: 3.6x5m Lara and Jason were a bit terrified about this meeting. Simon Mordant is such a high powered business man, would he really want to spend time to chatting to such pseudo leaders? However, upon meeting in …
Name: Lisa Havilah Role: CEO Carriageworks Office Size: 5 x 8m We met Lisa in the meeting room at Carriageworks. She thinks that Live Art is starting to move into other areas – things like David Young with Chamber Made Opera doing opera in a loungeroom. Carriageworks fits in with the rest of Sydney by …
WHO: Damian McDermott ROLE: Senior Producer SBS and Stvdio Channel 132 OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 3.20 x 2.10m North Shore offices of SBS surrounded by light industrial – a real mix of clientele in the cafe, hi-vis workwear mixing it with suits. Damian, in solidarity with our fourth coffee of the day, had a short macchiato - …
WHO: Grace Archibald ROLE: Communications and programming, British Council OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 3m x 3m Grace had just begun in her role and was filling in for Amber who was away sick so her understanding of the Council’s history was fairly limited but she spoke about encouraging cultural relations. Grace is also a director of First …
Who: Sam Sweedman Role: Festival Program manager, New Mardi Gras Office Measurements: 6m x 3m Mardi Gras do really public events, that include a lot of co-producing with arts organisations – STC, Carriageworks, Performance Space, PACT, ATYP etc and will do so again next year. They are setting up a youth program, they work in …
Who: Denise King and Gabrielle Eade Role: Acting Senior Contracts Officer Visual Arts Team and Manager Performing Arts – Arts NSW What is live art? “I don’t really understand it that well, maybe like Tess De Quincy – spectacle, free access to everyone, performance. Makes a bridge between art and the real world. It challenges …
WHO: Elizabeth Rogers ROLE: CEO, Regional Arts NSW OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 3m x 4m In the pouring rain we went to the wrong building, but finally found it, an office overlooking the water on the wharf. “I have no idea what live art is unless it has to do with Dance, Theatre or art in the …
Who: Daniel Brine Role: Performance Space AD Office Measurements: 3 x 5m What is live art in Australia? “Its a very difficult question – I’ll tell you what i usually say – it represents a wide range of work that falls between cracks. The term has a specific relationship to the British scene. It becomes …
WHO: Antonietta Morgillo and Lyn Wallis ROLE: Program Manager and Director of Theatre, Australia Council. OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 8m x 7m In the breakout room of the Theatre Board office in the Australia Council building with back issues of the big issue on the table, banana flavoured milky ways being eaten to celebrate the live art …
Who: Hugh Nichols Role: City of Sydney, Cultural Development Officer Office Measurements: 3m x 10m “Live Art is a slightly confusing term, a rebranding of Performance Art with a more narrative/story telling element. A less obnoxious form of performance art” Hugh thinks. Hugh also said that the City of Sydney is not involved as a …
Who: Martijn Wilder Role: Head of the law firm Baker and McKenzie’s Global Environmental Markets and Climate Change practice Room Dimensions: 5m x 4m Each room in the Baker and McKenzie offices was called a different city name. We were in Rome. He had just came back from China and he thought our email …
WHO: Bel Macedone, Harriet and Hannah ROLE: Drama Teacher and Students, Newtown Performing Arts High School OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: Cafe These drama students and their teacher were savvy to this kind of work thanks to youtube and studying the ‘street theatre’ elective in year 9 and 10. Bel Macadone, a inter-disciplinary artist in her own right, …
WHO: Anne Reeves ROLE: National Parks Australia OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 3.20 x 2.10m Anne got straight to the point: “research has a purpose – so what is the purpose of this?” Hopefully she received an answer through the course of the meeting. She was very interested in messages and ways to convey them through traditional versus …
WHO: Sebastian Goldspink ROLE: Alaska Projects Director OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 5×4.9 Sebastian has a new art space deep inside a Kings Cross car park. He asked Lara and Jasons driver, Boyd Burger, who has a driving hat and a name tag, to buy them all coffee and Boyd politely obliged. Sebastian is a big fan of …
WHO: Eva Rodriguez Riestra ROLE: Public Art Program Manager, City if Sydney OFFICE MEASUREMENTS: 5m x 2.5m Lara and Jason met Eva in the artist run space Gaffa, just down from the Town Hall. They had just consumed a coffee, but had a second one to be polite and were pretty sure it was a double …