Intwined at Guildford Lane Gallery Melbourne
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Melbourne, Installation, Video, Sound, Media, Arts
Commencing with a spectacular evening on November 26th, Guildford Lane Gallery is launching its newest program The Wednesday Project. The inaugural Project, titled INTWINED, is curated by Brisbane media artist Tom Hall. The series is programmed to span three consecutive Wednesdays and features a huge line-up of visual, media, sound and performance artists.
INTWINED Session #1 Curated by Tom Hall features:
Bum Creek
Tom Hall (Brisbane)
Mark Reid (Visuals)
Marco Cher-Gibard
Bum Creek
One for none & none for one Skydivers wear them. Mechanics wear them. Iconic musicians wear them. Even Olympic destined world-record breaking swimmers wear them. One for none & none for one: Bum Creek offers an unsurpassed 4-year exploration of this simple and highly versatile unit. From an original WWI women’s factory uniform created in 1918 to several couture piecesfresh from the runways of New York and Paris, this original exhibition offers a retrospective view of both the fashion and functionality of Bum Creek.
Tom Hall (Brisbane)
Tom Hall is a media artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Hall’s eclectic works flourish by utilising a variety of mediums, each that reflect on his varied background and interests. With a strong focus on elements of the ‘everyday’ Hall’s practice involves considered explorations into place, space and time. Drawing inspiration from countless ‘peripheral’ spaces, Hall focuses on using multiple approaches to engage and re-contextualise them to the public. http://www.tomhall.com.au/
Mark Reid
Mark Reid is a video and new media artist currently residing in Melbourne, whose work encompasses installation, projection and abstract moving image. Mark’s work draws upon many influences, exploring visual rhythms and relationships between light and colour in the video frame, combining elements of digital video and organic materials to create a unique cinematic experience.
http://www.guildfordlanegallery.org/
WHEN:
26th November
1st of THE WEDNESDAY PROJECT Series
Curated by Tom Hall (Brisbane)
Doors open 6.30pm
Performance 7-9pm
WHERE:
Guildford Lane Gallery
20 24 Guildford Lane
Melbourne
ADMISSION IS FREE
Homage to Australian journo Chris Masters
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under TV, Media, Writing
Chris Masters didn’t get me into journalism: but he inspired me to keep at it. I contacted him during my BA journo degree and he was warm, intelligent, affible and above all had what I thought all journos should have — integrity! I’ve recorded the last Four Corners doco Chris made for the ABC and I’m sure it will be a pleasure to watch. He’s a very thoughtful kind of guy and had an altruism few reporters can replicate or sustain.
Hmmm, being a journo is tough and it’s not often you see the toll that these guys and gurls take. Unfortunately, a few fall by the way side: and I was sorry to see the events unfold around my university alumni Peter Lloyd.
Peter was probably all of 19 when I first met him at Mitchell College, Bathurst, Australia in 1984. A vibrant uni which has produced many successful journos, including Andrew Denton - the place just seethed with energy and ideals. Sure the parking lot would sometimes be swamped by an unwarranted new mercedes (or two) given to second generation journo elites, but generally the College was a hive of do-ers and ambitious comrades.
Hmmm oh well don;t get me started on the halcyon daze of free education.
Big shout-0ut to Kirsty McIvor who sustained a 20 plus year relationship with Peter Llloyd having met him at college; and married him soon after. It’s great to see Kirsty hasn’t abandoned Pete and is there to help defend him!
Four Corners link to Chris Masters career highlights.
GG 
Pensioners turn to crime
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Crime, Business, Media
While it is hard to imagine an 79-year old mugging two pedestrians by slashing them with a knife, this is what happened in Japan in August this year. As a result, the Ministry of Justice has compiled a report which finds that crime by people older then 65 doubled between 2003 and 2008, with 48,605 offences being reported. Shoplifting, pickpocketing, and general theft account for 80% of the crime. University researchers are saying that the trend is because of rising poverty amongst older people — due to government cutbacks and rising food and energy prices. There are now 1.1m households in Japan on welfare, out of a total of 49m households in all. ***Ed: The trend for elderly crime is so marked that apparently 18.9% of all crime in Japan is now committed by someone over 60. This of course is not so surprising when you realize that 20% of the population is also aged 65 or more.** (Source: bloomberg.com)
Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Food, Media, Science, Health
CSIRO scientists have developed a new system to screen for compounds that can inhibit one of the processes that takes place during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In a paper published in the latest edition of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, folate is shown to be beneficial in the screening system.
Lead author, CSIRO’s Dr Ian Macreadie says folate is already well known to have a protective effect against Alzheimer’s disease which is believed to be caused by the loss of neurons in the brain due to a process whereby toxic multimers of a small protein called Aâ are formed.
“However, a team of scientists working within CSIRO’s Preventative Health Flagship has discovered a rapid screening system to identify inhibitors of this process. Compounds that inhibit the formation of the toxic multimers may lead to the prevention or delay of the disease,” Dr Macreadie says.
“Although many other research groups and drug companies around the world are trying to find compounds that act in the same way, the advance by the Flagship team involves using live yeast with the Aâ protein fused to a green fluorescent protein that comes from jellyfish.
“The significance of this development is that the yeast trial we developed could lead to the discovery of new agents which may prove useful in preventing or delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.”
Currently Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable illness and the fourth leading cause of death in people aged 65 years and over.
Although folate is abundant in foods like leafy green vegetables, pulses and liver, CSIRO studies have shown that many Australians do not consume enough folate to benefit from its ability to prevent cell damage. Folate levels can, however, be readily restored by dietary folate supplementation.
Healthy Cities abstracts close Nov 30th
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Architecture, Conference, Media, Health, Environment
This is your last chance to submit an abstract for the Healthy Cities - Making Cities Liveable Conference being held at the Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise on the 25th - 27th March 2009.
You can now view already accepted abstracts on the Conference website.
Sophie Secombe
Healthy Cities Conference Secretariat
Phone: 07 5528 2501 Fax: 07 5528 5291
Email: conference@healthycities.com.au
URL: www.healthycities.com.au
David Hicks speaks out!
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Politics 2.0, Politiks, Media
“G’day I’m David Hicks. I’d like to thank all GetUp members who helped me get out of the hell that was Guantanamo Bay….”
David Hicks has chosen to break his silence by speaking directly to GetUp members. With Guantanamo Bay set to close, and the legality of its Military Commissions in doubt, David Hicks is speaking out of concern that the Australian authorities will impose a new control order that will prevent him from closing this chapter of his life.
Control orders are one of the many worrying features of Australia’s draconian anti-terror laws that sacrifice many of our liberties without providing effective protection for the community in return.
Watch David Hicks’ message by clicking below, and join over 20,000 Australians who have already signed the petition calling for an independent watchdog and review of the laws to make sure our anti-terror laws protect us and our rights: http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/AntiTerribleLaws
Google Earth brings ancient Rome to life
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Technology, Media
Its creator has called it a “virtual time machine” – a digital reconstruction of ancient Rome that has become available to hundreds of millions of internet users around the world.
Users of Google Earth can now see the city, down to the last aqueduct and arena, just as it looked at midday on April 1 AD320. They can float through the Forum, past the platform or “rostra” from which Cicero once declaimed, admire the statues, read the inscriptions, pry into palaces, and then slip round to the Colosseum or whisk over to the Circus Maximus where the ancient Romans held their chariot races.
Bomalli (Koori) Artist Elaine Russell - Mission Life-Living Exhibition
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Painting, Arts
Elaine Russell Mission Life-Living in the ’50s exhibition
25 November - 20 December 2008
Elaine Russell’s early life was spent on the mission at Murrin Bridge, near Lake Cargelligo, on the Lachlan River NSW. Alcaston Gallery is privileged to exhibit the insightful and engaging paintings by the renowned story teller, painter and author.
To preview this exhibition visit the Alcaston Gallery website.
The Returning - Puppet Theatre
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Puppets, Theatre, Melbourne, Arts
What do you get when you combine American Puppetry Masters Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass, and 15 skilled and enthusiastic ‘puppeteers’? The answer is Returning – A collaborative puppet show based on the theme of ballads (which in essence is a song or poem that tells a story).
While there are many different kinds of puppetry, ranging from black theatre and marionettes to Bunraku and body puppets, it is the technical side of the art that is the most important. For in puppetry the puppeteer must merge and become as one with the puppet, so that at the end of the day it is not the puppeteers, but the puppets themselves that are telling the story. And in Returning there were many stories to be told.
VCA puppets peform Cruel Sister (Directed by Sabrina D’Angelo). Song of the Wandering Angus (Directed by Rachael Guy), and Lord Franklin’s Lament (Directed by Annie Forbes), based on a traditional ballad commemorating the loss of Sir John Franklin’s British Arctic Expedition of 1845.
Returning
VCA Studio 45, 45 Sturt St, Southbank
Dates/Times: Fri 14 & Sat 15, Tue 18– Sat 22 Nov at 7.30pm
Sat 15 & 22 Nov at 2pm
Cost: $20/$15
Bookings: 03 9685 9256 or vca-puppetry@unimelb.edu.au
Art of the Chip - Auction
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Arts
The holidays are a time for spreading cheer, dressing sharp and enjoying great finger foods. Nothing livens up a party like a well-placed bowl of [ http://www.ArtoftheChip.com ] chips.
International award-winning artist Leon Zernitsky has been asked to create an original work of art that evokes the same vibrant style found in the TERRA Chip.
The artwork will be auctioned off to 1 lucky bidder*, and TERRA will donate 100% of the winning bid to the Gen Art Foundation so the work of emerging artists can continue to be discovered, shared, and enjoyed.
The TERRA Holiday auction will run from December 8th to December 15th on eBay.
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