Yesterday we met with Terri Begley from ABC 612 to try out the phone boxes in the city. We are featured on the blog
A sample of our interview with our favorite singer from the project Sylvia Delaney is on there but to hear today's story don't forget to call
-->
1800 231 173
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Sunday, 2 June 2013
The Artist Trail
The Artist Hive have been busily chalking and sticking away this weekend so if you are looking to follow the trail here is a map
happy adventuring!
happy adventuring!
Launched and the project is live
Thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday to the Maritime Museum and listened to our installations and the eclectic performances we had on board the HMAS Diamantina.
The stories are now live on the website or you can call the number 1800 231 173 to hear today's story. Let us know what you think by emailing us on callingthepast@gmail.com
Monday, 27 May 2013
We are getting ready to launch
Hope you are all free this Saturday 1st June to join us for the launch of the project.
From 1-4pm at the Maritime Museum, we will be installing soundscapes and stories into the different chambers of the HMAS Diamantina.
We have also been fortunate enough to have talented singers and musicians who contributed to the project perform for us for the afternoon as well.
Ewan McKenzie will be performing Gypsy Jazz as a duet as well as providing music for one of our favorite true blue storytellers and singers Sylvia Delaney.
Come join us for the afternoon on board!
Morse Code Messages in Queen St
Today I met with the talented Michelle Freestun as she set out to install morse code in dot form along the phone boxes in Queen St.
Each box will once deciphered reveal a sentence which will be a clue to unravelling different historic stories from Brisbane's past.
We will be linking relevant stories from the project that tie in with the messages here on the blog so you will be able to check whether you got the clue and discover a piece of Brisbane's history in the process.
Michelle's work is the start of the launch of our artist phoneboxes, with the Artist Hive installing an artist trail out of phone boxes from the Fortitude Valley through to Woollongabba; decorating the path with chalk and temporary signage.
We will also be creating a series of small installations of tiny scenes from the stories in the project into the shelves of phone boxes around Brisbane, so if you see something unusual its probably worth investigating.
And while you are at it, you may as well ring the number to hear a free story. We have selected one from a different participant for each day, so a range of tales from as large a sample of our contributors will be available.
Each box will once deciphered reveal a sentence which will be a clue to unravelling different historic stories from Brisbane's past.
We will be linking relevant stories from the project that tie in with the messages here on the blog so you will be able to check whether you got the clue and discover a piece of Brisbane's history in the process.
Michelle's work is the start of the launch of our artist phoneboxes, with the Artist Hive installing an artist trail out of phone boxes from the Fortitude Valley through to Woollongabba; decorating the path with chalk and temporary signage.
We will also be creating a series of small installations of tiny scenes from the stories in the project into the shelves of phone boxes around Brisbane, so if you see something unusual its probably worth investigating.
And while you are at it, you may as well ring the number to hear a free story. We have selected one from a different participant for each day, so a range of tales from as large a sample of our contributors will be available.
Monday, 22 April 2013
Calling All Creatives
Have
you ever wanted to turn a phonebooth into an Artspace?
For the month of June 2013, as part of our
project ‘Calling the Past’, we have been granted permission by Telstra to
decorate Brisbane’s public payphones.
We are looking for creative people who have
ideas for how to make these once vital public spaces into individual sites for
creativity. Conceptual or visual, anything is possible as long as it can be
totally removed after the project has finished, doesn’t interfere with paid for
advertising and appeals to public sensitivities.
An opportunity to make a piece of public art
to be on display for a month. This project is proudly sponsored by Reverse
Garbage and a voucher for materials will be awarded to three artists.
To submit your ideas, please send a brief(no
larger than A4) proposal outlining your idea with a sketch to callingthepast@gmail.com by
May 10. Artists whose proposals are selected will be notified by May 13.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Creativity and Professional Rascism
Whether by default or design, we are discovering that a lot of our interviewees are creatively engaged, professionally or personally.
A few days ago I discovered how the Woodford Folk Festival had its humble beginnings in a club night. It reminded me that one of the best gigs I still have seen was Zap Mamma at the World Music Festival.
Last week I interviewed a Koto player from Japan. She has been playing Koto since she was little, as can be seen from the bottom picture. Her Koto is marked with her name and is made of one piece of wood, aged for a long time and valued at around $20K. Such a beautiful instrument.She came to Brisbane and wasn't able to get teaching work even after gaining a relevant australian qualification, which has led to her playing Koto professionally.
For her, professional rascism in a sense granted her a creative career, which was no easy task to pursue.
It led me to think about the places we reserve for ethnicity in our culture. I've always wondered about how it seems that Aboriginals could only succeed in art and sport. And culture seems to be the only place in most societies where diversity is allowed to prosper. Except through sheer physical prowess.
Strikes me as strange that we can accept creative and athletic genius from other cultures but not ordinary professionalism. Is it because these realms are out of the ordinary reach?
A few days ago I discovered how the Woodford Folk Festival had its humble beginnings in a club night. It reminded me that one of the best gigs I still have seen was Zap Mamma at the World Music Festival.
Last week I interviewed a Koto player from Japan. She has been playing Koto since she was little, as can be seen from the bottom picture. Her Koto is marked with her name and is made of one piece of wood, aged for a long time and valued at around $20K. Such a beautiful instrument.She came to Brisbane and wasn't able to get teaching work even after gaining a relevant australian qualification, which has led to her playing Koto professionally.
For her, professional rascism in a sense granted her a creative career, which was no easy task to pursue.
It led me to think about the places we reserve for ethnicity in our culture. I've always wondered about how it seems that Aboriginals could only succeed in art and sport. And culture seems to be the only place in most societies where diversity is allowed to prosper. Except through sheer physical prowess.
Strikes me as strange that we can accept creative and athletic genius from other cultures but not ordinary professionalism. Is it because these realms are out of the ordinary reach?
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)