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The Line of Lode and Death of Charlie Day
The Line of Lode and Death of Charlie Day by Angelica Mesiti is part of our 2009/2010 d/Tour program.
Focusing on social groups both animal and human that inhabit an Australian outback town, The Line of Lode and Death of Charlie Day is a meditation on the connections that link them to their landscapes and therefore each other.
Streams of pre nocturnal images form independent scenes that interrelate without being bound by narrative; Suburban kids riding bikes in the sunset shadows, a flock of pigeons released for their evening flight, the dusty twilight interiors of an out of business hotel, a goat enjoying the cool air of dusk. Inspired by the grandeur of its physical landscape and the unique place it occupies
in our cultural consciousness, the artist used the outback mining town of Broken Hill in the far West of NSW as the location for this video work.
Since early research in February 2007, the development and execution of the work involved a large amount of interaction and collaboration with members of the town’s community. A diversity of people including a local livestock trader, hotel proprietor, competition pigeon breeder, aboriginal land council elder, mining equipment engineer, local artists and historians were involved in the process. The bike-riding scene was developed out of a workshop involving 12 kids from the Broken Hill PCYC youth Club. Through playful experimentation and rehearsal, the scenes choreography and performance evolved.
Angelica Mesiti is a video, performance and installation artist based in Sydney. Her works take everyday environments and attempts to discover their
unseen potential through displaced activities like performance, dance, costume and music.
You can download the catalogue accompanying this touring exhibition, with an essay by Melody Willis.
All images courtesy of the artist
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 The Line and Lode of Charlie Day by Melody Willis | Catalogue Essay | 1118 Kb |
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