Heterodoxia is a one-night-only performance spectacle, inspired by the artists’ fascination with rodeo culture and the pageantry of masculinity. After attending rodeos around Victoria and recording their exploits, the Heterodoxia artists have created a twisted version of the rodeo experience through digital, new media and performance technologies. See not-so-funny men get chased by beasts of immense size for kicks. Get trampled by V8 super bulls because you’re in their way to Hell’s stockyard. Be part of the invocation of the Demon Bull Rider and watch its eight second wave of destruction unleashed upon Melbourne, riding Hitler’s own super bad bull: Bos primigenius!
Forget being the voyeur. You’ll get to be the dancer in the dark with death for eight whole seconds! Outrageous contests, dead music, occult rituals, sacrifices, hay bales and sad boys. It’s all here under the digital stars in the rural heart of the city. So roll in, astral project, buck your way, even take the Ute, but don’t miss participating in this extremely dangerous recreational one night event! Blink and you’ll miss it and have to watch the replay for eternity.
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Supporters: The Keir Foundation, 1000 £ Bend
Artist/s:
Alex Gibson, Jonathon Hutchinson, Joel Gailer, Michael Meneghetti
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About the artist/s:
Michael Meneghetti
I work with video and performance to investigate the boundaries of masculinity, cultural heritage and Australian myths. I graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2006, majoring in sculpture with honours. Over the last three years I have been a collaborator with Alex Gibson and Olivia Crang on such projects as polyopticon.org (2006-2007), collaborativecommons.org (2008-ongoing) and xmachine’s Serial Blogger (Next Wave 2008). As a performer, my recent Vixen work has been showcased for such events as Nightclub Project: Pure Pleasure (Next Wave 2008) and Exquisite Creatures (Tape Projects 2008). In my current projects I have taken a curator direction to develop and run the Melbourne Propaganda Window projection space and be co-curator for 2009 Electundra Audio Visual Festival.
Joel Gailer
The visual culture of today could not exist without the technologies of printmaking. My work directs its focus to the mass produced and commercial world of print. Highlighting our excessive and compliant consumption of printed media, my prints are light-hearted reverence for printmaking and its relationship to mass production, media and print processes.
Alex Gibson is a visual artist and computer programmer working with performance, video, installation and social media. He has exhibited his work at various galleries in Melbourne and Tokyo including the Conical ARI (2002), The VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery (2004), The Tokyo International Exhibition Center: Bigsite (2005), Fortyfive Downstairs (2006), Craft Victoria (2006), Seventh ARI (2007), Counterpoint ARI (2007), Bus ARI (2007), Michael Koro Gallery (2008) and the Meat Market (2008). He was recently nominated for a Green Room Award in the category of Outstanding Video Scenography – New Form (2007). He has also received the Stoll Trust Award (2001), Friends of the VCA Award (2003), George Hicks Prize (2004), LWL Award (2006), Orloff Family Trust Award (2006) and the Australian Postgraduate Award (2007-2008). He lectures at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Science, Education and The Victorian College of the Arts in art and social media. He has recently completed an MFA degree at the Victorian College of the Arts with a project titled ‘Towards a Social Media Art’. Alex is the creator and administrator of the Collaborative Commons website.
Jonathon Hutchinson is a RMIT University graduate from the Bachelor of Communication in Media (Television Production) majoring in Asian Media and Culture. With a professional history in audio-visual production, photography and distribution content via broadcast mediums, such as the Internet and online social communities, Hutchinson is an all round new media guru and artist. A keen interest in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the role that media plays within the global communication market, Hutchinson has been concentrating his research and practice on media production and its delivery on multiple platforms, but is interested specifically in the conception, production, and delivery of media and enjoys the concept of tailoring for a specific target audience. In the last three years he has been developing ongoing projects within small production teams to produce a variety of drama and documentary productions. Within this time Hutchinson has effortlessly switched between the roles of producer, director/camera operator, lighting designer, editor, and sound engineer.
Adrian Doyle is the Youth Arts officer for an inner city local goverment. In this position he Directs and curates the Napier Studios.
Doyle also set up and Directs the Blenders Studios, The Melbourne Street Tours and Michael Koro galleries. As an artist he has shown work internationally and has received a number of awards, residencies and scholarships including the Martin Bequest Traveling art award, a Shanghai residency, an exhibition and residency at the National College of the Arts in Pakistan, and then he lived in Asia for nearly four years.
His work is in artbank and the National Gallery of Australia and many other important collections around the world. Last year he wrote a book on street art. Next year Doyle will take up a residency in the south of France.
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