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Reflection :: 12 Moments of 2009 :: by Shakthi
2009 was a crazy, crazy year. Seriously. So much happened I’d happily retire right now with a lifetime full of memories. In an effort to process the year and, more importantly, share some of the amazing highlights, here are 12 moments from 2009 that stayed with me.
Reflection :: The Migrant Project :: by Shakthi
The Migrant Project was a snowball that at its peak, spun out of control.
Five years have passed since it started in 2005, around casual conversations in alleyways and beer gardens. I am now writing this in an office – running a company I founded, initially, as a way of coping with the project’s erratic and [...]
Tutorial :: Ball Game Video in Liverpool :: by Elias
Occasionally we run short CuriousWorks workshops out at Casula Powerhouse to get young people interested in making video and to provide them with a fun excursion. Yesterday I had 55 girls & boys from Liverpool Public attend, and you can see their first videos below in this post.
Project :: reFILL 2008-2009 :: by Elias
When I think about reFILL, the pictures in my head begin on the M5 going west at 110 km/h. If late, 120. Taking the Liverpool exit and following the trucks down Hoxton Park Rd, arriving at Miller Technology High. So much changed during the 17 months we worked at Miller, only the drive stayed the [...]
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Mashup :: Generations Conference 2009
Didgeridoo. Beat box. Dance. Violin. Lecture. Body percussion. Mash it up.
Mashup :: Imagine the city as a living thing
“At birth we cried for the rope of our mother’s navel…”
Yarn :: Sing into a duck to control visuals
You sing into ducky. Ducky makes a red square move. Magic ducky.
Contribute :: Secrets of Sri Lanka :: by Shakthi
UPDATE: A group website has been set up documenting research and contributions – check it out and/or join up as a contributor!
UPDATE: I spent some time in South India working with Sri Lankan refugees – read about the experience here and the work I did here.
This be a space of memories and hopes for the [...]
Yarn :: Wire MC & Choo-Choo
“If hip-hop is asking you to fight… It’s asking you to fight for what you believe is right.”
Animate :: Overflow
How would our cities change if the most disastrous effects of climate change were to take place?
Music :: I Do, But…
I Do… But was a wedding extravaganza that looks at citizenship, inter community relations, history, memory, class structures, cultural identity and cultural gain.
Animate :: Laser Tagging in Adelaide
This was a session spent spinning visuals at a rooftop bar in Adelaide.
Short :: Champagne Sketch Comedy from Sydney’s West
The boys from Miller Technology in Liverpool have started making their own sketch comedy series which promises more laughs per minute than is healthy for most human beings.
Reflect :: Rasa Unmasked :: by Shakthi
Think this planet’s oldest surviving art forms and latest technologies don’t mix? Think again.
Music :: MEB: Hip-Hop from Miller, Western Sydney
Listen to their stories, spanning from Lebanon to Liverpool.
Attend :: reFILL Exhibition @ Casula Powerhouse
You’ve heard about them here since May last year, but now its time for the reFILL kids to make their works public! From July 25 – October 11, Casula Powerhouse will be exhibiting the artworks, videos, songs and technologies created by the reFILL kids over the last 3 years.
Short :: Attack of the Bullies
A group of nerds are helped by the mysterious El Khaledo and form a plan to overthrow their bully oppressors!
Gallery :: ‘The Waiting’ Album Launch at CuriousWorks HQ :: by Shakthi
The photos are just so lovely we had to share them.
Gallery :: Creating Short Films With High School Students :: by Elias
We could write about it, but the pictures tell the story.
Reflect :: Things Aimee Knows After Drawing for 4 Weeks Straight
Last month, as CuriousWorks’ resident visual artist, I spent four weeks in Melbourne working with Shakthi on Overflow – a short animation work for Melbourne Fringe Festival that was projected onto one of the massive walls of the East shard building in Federation Square.