un/scripted
Who are we beyond our online personas and the curated selves we present to the world?
SAT AUG 02—FRI SEP 26
MULTIPLE EVENTS
Un/scripted is a curation of arts experiences exploring contemporary identity and the mediated self—how we perform, edit, confess, and connect in digital spaces. In an age where authenticity is performed, the line between the genuine and the constructed becomes increasingly blurred.
Over August and September, this thematic brings to our region some incredible works designed to welcome reflection—a stirring of our existing collective questioning—on arguably the most pervasive industrial-cultural ‘habituation’ of our era. un/scripted questions how the digital realm shapes our narratives, from social media to reality TV. As physical interaction declines, what happens to spontaneity, messiness, and imperfection?
Through this unique series of events, Platform Arts invites the community to further reflect on the psychological and social costs of maintaining an online identity—asking what it means to be real in a world where everything is potentially a performance.
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Banner images: 1) Photography by Guilia McGauran. Editing by Guilia McGauran & Georgia Banks. 2) Workshop led by Debora Di Centa, part of How to Disagree (working title), Photo by Andrew Sikorski. 3) Credit: Lazarus Gordon. What’s On thumbnail Image: Georgia Banks, A Four Letter Word (Video Still), 2020, Videography by David Meagher
Image: Photography by Guilia McGauran. Editing by Guilia McGauran & Georgia Banks
Georgia Banks
Villain Edit
SAT 02 AUG—FRI 26 SEP
Opening event: SAT 02 AUG 4:30PM—6:30PM
Artist talk with Georgia Banks at 3.30PM
Sometimes you really can blame the edit…
For more than 5 years, artist Georgia Banks has rigorously delved into the world of Reality TV and AI—exploring ideas of death, fame and legacy—to fearlessly provoke viewers into critically engaging with the ineffable ways these mediums shape and influence our identities, relationships and the zeitgeist of our nation.
Villain Edit offers regional audiences the opportunity to see Banks’ remarkable works together for the first time, bringing together three key works spanning 2020 - 2023 (A Four Letter Word, Remains to be Seen, and DataBaes) into an ambitious and timely exhibition, accompanied by an eponymous publication, edited by Madé Spencer-Castle and featuring contributions by Daniel Mudie Cunningham, Ari Tampubolon, Diego Ramirez, and Anador Walsh. Learn more
Georgia Banks, Remains to be Seen (Video Still), 2021, Videography by David Meagher
Georgia Banks
Death Warmed Up
FRI 19—SAT 20 SEP
7:30PM—8:50PM [15min interval]
Alongside the Villain Edit exhibition, Georgia Banks will debut her first theatrical live work, Death Warmed Up, an immersive dinner theatre event that places audiences on the set of a fictitious, live-taped reality television show. Death Warmed Up imagines a world where amateur chefs vie for the opportunity to cater the funerals of public figures. Audiences are invited to join Banks for dinner and a show and to cross the threshold into the world of Reality TV.
Tickets release 02 August. Learn more
Image: Lazarus Gordon
Costuming & Character with Lazarus Gordon
SAT 09 AUG
10:00AM—2:00PM
Lazarus, the mastermind behind Queery This, is an award-winning fashion and wearable art designer whose practice spans social and street performance. Lazarus will guide participants through a technique session including weaving, binding, and stitching and share how to wear and perform the character. Lazarus has a deep commitment to a waste-free arts practice and will bring some found and collected items. Participants will bring their own preferred materials, fabrics and tools. Learn more
Workshop led by Debora Di Centa, part of How to Disagree (working title), Photo by Andrew Sikorski
Unscripting the Body with Jessica Tanto
SAT 16 AUG 2:00PM—4:30PM
Join artist Jessica Tanto as they lead a workshop that explores the body, the city, and the narratives they can tell and untell about our actions in place. What happens when the public gaze is introduced? Using exploratory movement and open-ended prompts, participants will distinguish between impulse-driven movements and expectation-driven movements. In this workshop, we will unpack the expectations that we carry that influence how we move in public space. Learn more
Jess Lesosky and Sheshtin Honey, Photo by Leiko Manalang
Jess Lesosky and Sheshtin Honey
Permission Granted: Performance Praxis
SAT 23 AUG 2:00PM—4:00PM
Permission Granted is a bold, playful, and exploratory performance project. This workshop invites participants to unpack and play with the intersections of pleasure, laughter, power and social conditioning in our lives. Through intersecting art forms—movement, sound, conversation, and play, collaborating artists Jess and Shesh will encourage participants to query and gently disrupt societal norms and ingrained assumptions. Learn more
Image credit: Penne Thornton
Hosted by Serah Nathan
Speed Friending in the Apocalypse
THU 04 SEP 6:00PM—8:00PM
Are you tired of doom-scrolling? Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world? Feeling #posthope? Lets get anti-social IRL and connect like it’s a global cyber blackout. Come meet your fellow artists and creatives at Medusa Bar (Geelong) in this social speed-friending event. Leave your fatalist cat lady on the couch and be prepared to share yourself through a personalised playlist, your bedside table book stack, or just share your most recent search history—if you’re game. No pair? No despair. Lean in. We’re all in this together. Learn more
