a present from Kayla.

once again, Kayla brought in a whole new batch of lomo photos to scan today, and one of them was the photo she took of us at the REACH Arts workshop about 3 weeks ago. Oh yeah, we're wearing party hats:



cute!

my first public exhibition!

Last night was the opening of the exhibition 'All Today's Parties' at Crate59! We were given around 4 days to develop an idea and create an artwork based on the thoughts of what we do today for fun and our social fabric, trends, etc. We were asked questions like "what consumes you?" and "what is 'cool'?". I had a piece exhibited and it was so fulfilling to watch people smile and tell me they like my art, and that they agree with my artist's statement. Here's my response to the question, what consumes you?



The curator arranged and displayed it so wonderfully!



"This Is How We Live Now
Prior to creating this piece I was asked the
question, "What consumes us?" Simply: technology.
We've woven such intimate relationships with
technology that we can no longer see ways to live
without it. People develop anxiety over the loss of
a mobile phone and insist on paying hundreds
of dollars to upgrade to a flashy, newer
version of something they already own.

It's terrible quality as I just enlarged the first photo and didn't actually take a separate photo of the artist's statement. More enlargements:

"this is how we socialize."

more enlargements.



"this is how we tune out."

more enlargements.



"this is how we read the news."



"this is how we live now."
"this is what consumes us."



on the wall. The Medics were playing live, and the music fit well with the setting and theme of the exhibition, so it turned out to be a good end to the night :)





the local kids, sitting around while The Medics play live.



post-Medics, when everyone was either lounging around or leaving. I left. I was tired!

Yeah, it was a good night. Next week is the opening of the Energy Exhibition at The Tanks, where two of my photos will be shown, so I'll be sure to post that as well!

I'm real shit at..

REMEMBERING TO WRITE ON HERE! SORRY!

so my last real post was during.. CGen? yeah. so CGen and Brisbane was FANTASTIC! I really should have written up up as soon as I got home so it was fresh in my mind.. our awards ceremony was on the last day of our trip and my beautiful friend Zoe came! it was great, I didn't realize how much I'd missed her, so we got a sweet Polaroid of us together, being gangster and all:



and got a Polaroid of the CGen kids with Grant Marshal.. doing his trademark pose, ROCK WARRIORS! totally lame but also, totally kickass!



going home was sad :( and I didn't even get to have another look at GOMA. stupid Tim Rogers distracting me!

anyway, I've been back home for around 3 weeks and so much stuff has happened since then!

I had a workshop on Sunday as part of the REACH art program, and the piece we created that day will be exhibitioned in the local indie hip art gallery in town, Crate59! it's at 7pm this Friday and local indie band The Medics are playing so all you local kids should come down and check out some sweet art created by other local teenragers.

THEN next Friday night is the opening of the Energy Art Exhibiton at the Tanks Art Center in Edge Hill. not sure what time it starts but my photos of Kayla in the dinosaur suit will be there so come along and make me feel loved :D

that's all I can really think/be bothered writing right now. plus, my neighbor has been making Chewbacca noises for the past 20 minutes and I can't concentrate on what I'm actually writing.

another old bulletin post. I should really write these up on here, the day I post them..

Date:	02 Apr 2009, 05:29 PM
Subject:	I GOT CHOSEN TO..
Body:	be involved with the REACH Arts program!! only 55 in the whole of FNQ got chosen and I was the only grade 12 student at my school to get picked :D I'm seriously so so happy!! gahh! /explodes. also, happy 18th to Chantelle!! ♥ I hope your day is as beautiful as you are lovely xxx.