Shades of Green Artists and designers discuss their practices from an environmental perspective. Speakers include: Catherine Higham / Holly Pepper / Fiona Gavino / Wilma van Boxtel / REMIDA / Perdita Phillips 6-8pm Tuesday 16 November 2010 $5 members, $10 public, MAX members free / Bookings: perth@artsource.net.au (08) 9226 2122
Time Title Speaker Affiliation Friday Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Northbridge Western Australian Museum 16:00 Biodiversity tour of the galleries Western Australian Museum Art Gallery of Western Australia Theatrette 18:30 Keynote 1: Gaia Theory and Biodiversity Bruce Clarke Professor of Literature and Science, Department of English, Texas Tech University Saturday Law Lecture Theatre, room …
You are asked to draw or write a response (no bigger than A4 size) to the question: What cannot be collected? You can be as brief/creative/practical/impractical as you like. Post responses to: Perdita Phillips Lethologica Press PO Box 747 Fremantle WA 6959 AUSTRALIA or email: Deadline: to be in the exhibition “How does …
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The fieldwork/fieldwalking PhD thesis has been featured as one of the top abstracts reviewed this year on the Leonardo Abstracts Service Database. A summary of the thesis has been published in LEA here: http://www.leoalmanac.org/index.php/lea/entry/fieldwork_fieldwalking/
Two exhibitions opening on Wednesday at gallery@central: 12 Aberdeen st Northbridge t 08 9427 1318 gallery@central.wa.edu.au Wallpaper Opening 6pm Wednesday 14 July On show 12 – 31 July Weekdays 10-4.45 and Saturdays 2-4.45 26 local artists were provided with a scroll of textured wall paper and asked to transform it into an original work. Print, …
A walk for the Sky (John Glenn’s Heartbeat) (2006) from Vade Mecum (see here too) — a combination of in situ recordings and found sound (files). This 18 minute sound walk has been split into 4 files. Participants played the CD in a personal Walkman with headphones. The intention was to interdigitate the imaginary …
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nbsp; The volume 3 issue 2 of the Landscape journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language includes the article Clotted Life and Brittle Waters about the geology and geomorphology of Lake Clifton as part of The Sixth Shore project (also available for download under writings).
  This outdoor sound recording workshop (ambient, birdcalls, frogs etc) is about to be canceled due to lack of interest — what a shame as I really wanted to go and will be in Scotland at the time. I’ve met Roger Boughton and he knows a lot about sound recording and it looks like a …
anybody in Scotland 7-10 May and interested in sound recording? Read More »
A plaster pav for Faux Gateau.
I went to Midland yesterday to cut some paper on their guillotine and had a work in the car which is now in the following show. I have been teaching at Midland on and off since 2001. Continuum opening Friday 30 October 2009, 6 – 9 pm From early beginnings with the Midland Junction …
Wednesday 7 October 2009 6-8 pm The Junction Gallery N block Swan TAFE Midland Campus (at the back of the campus, Lloyd Street, Midland) Exhibition runs 8-22 October Monday to Friday 9:30 to 4:30 Featuring the work of Michael Arnold Paul Caporn Peter Dailey Clare Davies Stuart Elliott Eva Fernandez Richard Foulds Matthew Jackson …
Projected/light works by Erin Coates, Gian Manik, Perdita Phillips and Loren Holmes Saturday October 10 7-9 pm Corner Beaufort St and Barlee street, Mount Lawley curated by Erin Coates
Presented by the Murdoch University Veterinary Trust 2009 Art Meets Vet Science Artist in Residency program In Vetland 28 August 5:00pm — 7:30pm Exhibition Opening & Reception The Dean’s Pergola, School of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University. Please RSVP for catering purposes email vettrust@murdoch.edu.au or telephone 9360 2731 Exhibition runs 29 August to …
I have started the art meets science residency at Murdoch University’s School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences http://www.perditaphillips.com/category/in-progress/in-vetland/
Although Perth might be far away from your thoughts, I have a work or two in Yellow Vest Syndrome — some digital prints from the Geologist Series and a walking video herethere (above and below). Yellow Vest Syndrome: recent west Australian art is about changing perceptions of landscape and country. It seeks a fresh …