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A scenario for perfect placement: score for community living
Penthouse & Pavement, Melbourne, 2002 | solo exhibition

Why do birds suddenly appear
Boutwell Draper, Sydney, 2002 | curated by Clare Firth-Smith
group exhibition with Kate Daw, Mira Gojak, James Lynch, Nick Mangan, Andrew McQualter

 

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balsa wood, masking tape, plasticine, letraset
1 entrance - room for advertising opportunities
a train line ends l bullet holes scatter the billboards l drive on thru with Johnny Cash playing loud
2 detention centre - room for solitary exchanges
1 chair inside a room with no doors, 1 chair aligned directly opposite on the outside l they share a table that passes through the wall l whispers & plans - all precautions are taken
3 brothel - room for nocturnal gatherings
a reception room with full range of adult mags l pole dancing & retreating tails l peep rooms with seating for classic positioning
4 library - room for manic investigations
books carelessly removed from every shelf l then piled around a chair (no doubt an important chapter to be found)
5 recreation room - room for rent: hours 12-12
stairs climb the outer wall l a rope with soft rounded ends l chairs pushed corner bound l any scenario is welcome
6 cinema - room for violent tendencies
yes, there are guns l and seating for a private few
7 chapel / hall - room for evidence of intolerent disturbances
pews are skewed & overturned l a hasty exit
8 cemetery - room for gatherings & offerings
unidentifiable piles amongst the headstones l all else in tact
9 piazza - room for uneasy positioning
dead birds on their backs l some lovely bricking l a good place for a quick 1,2 (at other times)
10 seating - room for open air flirtations
kinda climb up & climb in l it's cosey, for knee to knee engagements l (but there are piles here too)

 


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