Field Trip 2 the Future
Field Trip 2 the Future
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Multiple: Lake Modawarre, Geelong Botanic Gardens, Point Addis, Ocean Grove, Airey’s InletNotes
Field Trip 2 the Future was a series of outdoor performances produced over five sites, in five months. Referencing the kind of nomadic wandering implied by the derive, each performance (Field Trip) exposed the geological, historical, and cultural sediment of the site with a distinct post-colonial, exploratory aesthetic. The aesthetic engendered kindness and care, revealing layers of consciousness between the performers, within the audience, and among the nuances of human nonhuman interplay, of how we interact, consider, respect and behave on this country.Publication classification
JL4 Live Performance of Creative Works – OtherScale
NTRO MediumExtent
Performance, Site ActiviationsEditor/Contributor(s)
Smith A, Bartier J, Gorringe-Smith K, Hallett V, Allinson L, Thompson P, Jarvis M, Demetriou HStart date
2021-12-01End date
2022-06-30Research statement
Background This research project engaged with the collective concerns of walking performance and intergenerational craft. Situated in sites of local geologic and natural importance, the inquiry sought to question notions of being and time through the lens of makers and performers, and at the intersections of their practice with each other, in collaboration with site, audience, and the natural environment. Contribution Five distinctive performances were produced across five sites, over five months. Referencing the kind of nomadic wandering implied by the derive, each performance (Field Trip) exposed the geological, historical, and cultural sediment of the site with a distinct post-colonial, exploratory aesthetic. The aesthetic engendered kindness and care, revealing layers of consciousness between the performers, within the audience, and among the nuances of human nonhuman interplay, of how we interact, consider, respect and behave on this country. Significance The research troubled assumptions about art and performance, critiqued human-centric practices of collaboration, and shaped energy and attention toward the performance arising from the geologic and the natural environment. Sky, wind, rain, dirt, bird, bugs, seaweed, trees, mosquitoes and more.The research generated unexpected, serendipitous interactions, fresh collaborations, activations of space/s, place/s and site/s, and a deep reach into what community might mean following the isolation and constraints brought on by COVID-19.Recognition, awards & prizes
Funded by Geelong City CouncilEvent
Field Trip 2 the FuturePublisher
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