Time is running out for WA photographers to exhibit their photographic books in a curated exhibition at the Perth Centre for Photography. Submit your book: Lethologica Press are looking for photographic books (including small pamphlets) that are: by Western Australian photographers; or substantially about WA; or produced in WA for inclusion in the Western […]
A short snippet of this extensive audio-video installation by Saba Skabern called Conversation with the Ancestors. Adela Skabern Saba Skabern at Novo Mesto, Slovenija (studio shots of works being prepared) Above is one of the works being prepared in the studio but check out the visualisation here of the entire show http://virtualen.si/demo/Saba_3D/virtualen.si_Pogovor_s_predniki.html. Saba collaborated
Saba Skabern at Novo Mesto, Slovenija Read More »
Check out the website and project for What is missing? by Maya Lin http://www.whatismissing.net/ (also see details on her website http://www.mayalin.com/). I’m always a little dubious about mournful environmental art but the website is very moving in an informational sort of way.
Someone has uploaded and extract of Marcus Coates’ Dawn Chorus online. Here is a baltic bites about it
The Australian, Weekend Review, August 13-14, p. 4 Was surprised to read that according to Jane “when Mt Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991 it threw out more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in its entire time on earth”. Googled this phrase and its part of
Jane Fraser writes an opinion piece based on rumour-mongering chain-emails Read More »
Wonderful to take the time to step out of the usual stream of ‘life matters’ and listen and be present. Among the many beautiful moments during the walk I found myself also exploring the ‘what if sounds’ in the realm of imagination – what would it have sounded like if I was standing here
world listening day feedback Read More »
20 people came to walk around North Lake, Western Australia as part of World Listening Day 2011. With still conditions we could hear the Kwinana Freeway to the east but this didn’s stop the large number of frogs from calling (active after the recent rain). Bird species calling included black swans, black ducks, grey
World listening day 2011 walk 1 (and rainbow lorikeets) Read More »
A fundraiser for Polytechnic West (Midland) Art and Design students for their graduate show. Pick up works by Eva Fernandez, Nalda Searles, John Parkes, Donna Franklin, Peter Dailey and Stuart Elliott (to name a few) for $100. Please come on the 27th and support WA’s next crop of emerging artists. My box is in
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This year I am organizing two walks in Perth to celebrate World Listening Day. If you wish to participate please let me know perdy@perditaphillips.com For pics last year’s walk see here: http://www.perditaphillips.com/world-listening-day-photos/ Walk 1 North Lake, Perth, Western Australia, Sunday 17 July 9:30 am to approximately 10:45 am When: Sunday 17 July 9:30
Two walks in Perth 17th and 18th July Read More »
I have been posting the mail art piece compose/decompose to the Animals, people a shared environment exhibition as part of the Australian Animal Study Group 2011 conference exhibition at the POP Gallery and QCA Project Space in Brisbane. There are 20 cards in all and the work is a tribute to the Molluskian Hermaphrohood.
On Sunday we went for a walk up from Bibra Lake. Whilst at the lake we found an egg exposed out on the sandy bank. It looked like a duck egg and it was still warm to touch. There were some pairs of ducks roosting, head under wing, further down on the edge of
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Walk 1 North Lake, Perth, Western Australia, Sunday 17 July 9:30 am Meet at the northern (first) carpark on Progress Drive for a 930 am walk around North Lake with a mix of nonhuman (environmental) sounds and suburban sounds. We are hoping to link up with the Save Beeliar Wetlands and Stop Roe 8
World listening day walks: please come along Read More »