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ISSUE 21, JUNE 2013
BRISBANE | GOLD COAST | TWEED COAST
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ROXY COPPEN
Graphic designer and editor roxy@rawinkmagazine.com www.roxycoppen.com
RUTH DUNN
Journalist ruth@rawinkmagazine.com
LIANA TURNER
Journalist and photographer liana@rawinkmagazine.com www.liana-anitra.tumblr.com
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‘Calling the Past: Artists Delving into Brisbane’s History’ Ruth Dunn ‘The Red Paintings’ Liana Turner
‘World Press Photo Exhibition Hits Brisbane’ Ruth Dunn
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An image from the first Impressworks workshop by Roxy Coppen. Photograph by Megan Harrison.
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Calling the Past: Artists Delving into Brisbane’s History ruth dunn
This month Artists Laura Luck and Nick Nielsen turned Brisbane’s public phone booths into hubs to experience stories from the city’s past. The project, ‘Calling the Past’, explores Brisbane’s history through an extensive series of interviews with a diverse range of Brisbane city residents. Artist Hive, a Brisbane creative consultancy, jumped on board with Calling the Past to add another layer to the phone booth experience. I had a chat with David Hooper, Creative Director of Artist Hive, about Calling the Past and their involvement in the project. First of all, tell me about Artist Hive and the work you doOur goal is to provide financial rewards for local artists, whether it is giving them the chance to exhibit and develop a buying market, or connecting them with other galleries and contract opportunities, we are all about helping artists to make money from their talent skill and passion. As a creative consultancy, we offer professional services to corporate, council, media, education and business peeps who need art solutions. We design, manage and implement all kinds of one-off and ongoing art projects, and our friendly and professional team links our ace artists to the right project to provide industry solutions. The ‘Calling the Past’ project is currently happening in Brisbane city. What is this project all about? ‘Calling the Past’ is a collaboration between Laura Luck and Nicholas Nielsen. The project is part of their exploration into the connection 6
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between memory, technology and place. Since December 2012, Laura Luck and Nicholas Nielsen have been interviewing Brisbane’s residents, seeking to paint a portrait of the city through the memories of its people. ‘Calling the Past’ reveals the personal experiences behind Brisbane’s transition from a small country town to a bustling city. It brings the characters and stories of Brisbane to life in the voices of its residents. What is Artist Hive’s involvement in this project? We saw this as an opportunity to get local artists work and contact details out into the public domain and to experiment and challenge conventional notions of art and place. Really we are just always seeking participation in projects that can highlight and profile our member artists and give rise to opportunities and sales. Creating opportunities for local artists to make some money that’s what we love to do! What do you hope Artist Hive’s involvement will add to ‘Calling the Past’? We were hoping that we would be able to help raise the profile of their project by including a number of local artists and installing a dozen or so booths across the city. Also we figured the more people that were drawn to the booths the more people would engage in and experience the project.
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Can you give our readers some tips on finding the phone booths? Here is a link to the map of booths installed. maps.google.com.au/ maps/ms?msid=208272919829385443157.0004de216a8f616524877 &msa=0 However it’s a safe bet to say most of the booths would by now have had the art removed by Council and contract cleaners. What other projects is Artist Hive working on at the moment? We have several very exciting projects in the pipe-line, in particular we are producing a creative program for the Winter Lights festival at Racecourse Road in Ascot on June 15 which ought to be very colourful and exciting! You can find out more about it by visiting our Facebook Event page here: www.facebook.com/events/530465760343080/ Also we have our regular schedule of events including Openings this week at the The Verve in the city, The Joynt in West End, and at the Hideaway Bar in the Valley, as well as a group Exhibition at the City Library and a new show going up at the Westpac Head branch in the CBD in July, but stay tuned over the next few weeks we will be rolling out some especially exciting projects! To keep in touch with Artist Hive projects and events like their Facebook page www.facebook.com/artisthive?ref=ts&fref=ts
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Illustrations by Juliette Thornbury www.juliettethornburyillustration.tumblr.com // juliette.thornbury@gmail.com 15
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The Red Paintings
have saved his passion for music – and even his life. MsSweeney says he had been on the verge of giving up on the music industry, when synaesthesia inspired him to create a more deeply involved musical experience. “I would have quit,” he says, “But now I can feel music in a different way. That’s why orchestral music was perfect for this album. You can really create something different.”
Humans tend to feel the need to categorise things. There’s music. There’s art. There’s performance. Then there are the things which aren’t so easily grasped – the things which don’t exactly fit into one box or the other. Enter The Red Paintings.
McSweeney says creating his dream record was not all smooth sailing. “There were definitely moments that dragged,” he says. “At one point I tried to commit suicide. It really took its toll on me emotionally and physically. But in the end it was everything I ever dreamed of, and it felt amazing. The whole idea was that I was sick of regular bands doing the same things. As an artist I felt obliged to create something fresh, to connect in real-time and to collaborate.”
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Initially formed in Australia and currently based between here and L.A, The Red Paintings are a genre of their own. The group describes themselves as orchestral rock art (as in the beautiful sounds, not the beautiful caves), which so far seems to raise the bar of musical expectations. After five years of strenuous work, their debut album The Revolution is Never Coming has finally hit the shelves – perhaps against the odds. Creator, producer and all-round creative genius Trash McSweeney admits it was a long time coming – and a lot of hard work – but worth every ounce of effort. “I’ve been living this album for five years,” McSweeney says. “I produced it myself, which can be really hard when you’re working with an orchestra. But I could take 100 per cent control. I knew exactly what I wanted to do. It was like creating a painting.” Before creating this album, McSweeney suffered a near fatal seizure in a supermarket. When he woke up, he’d developed the rare condition synaesthesia – which results in the perception of music as colours. Incidentally, this moment may
of countries, working with as many people, in order to get this record just right. “I tried working in Nashville, but I was just not getting it. It was a fucking nightmare of an album to make – but I’ve been relentless. Some people create an album around a life. I created a life around an album. It’s taken me to placed I’d only dreamed to go. It was a happy accident. I had to really push myself, to travel around the world, to find the right colours for the album. Over five years, I’ve really represented my whole life in these eighteen songs.” Anyone hoping to be a part of one of The Red Paintings’ shows as a live painter or human canvas should head to www.theredpaintings.com or email artsubmissions@theredpaintings.com
Whoever said a music venue is no place for paint and art-clad bodies has never been to one of The Red Paintings’ live sets. Collaboration is a big priority for the band; they invite artists and body-canvases alike to perform at each of their shows. This visual-musical harmonization rings true to McSweeney’s goals. “I was a painter,” he says. “But then I fell into musical work. When I create music, it’s like capturing a fragment of time.” McSweeney says the band usually takes on local artists when they’re on tour. “We’re not biased towards anyone,” he says, “We just want to feel the energy. That’s the most incredible thing. You get this amazing experience, and no two shows are ever the same. It’s really a spontaneous arena.” He says – much like the creation of the record – the sheer emotional power of their live sets can be quite moving, if not confronting. “At this one show, some of the artists involved were so overwhelmed by the experience, they just started crying. It’s always different. They can just create their own world.” The Red Paintings travelled across a handful
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The Northern, Byron Bay NSW Sat 08 June Free show
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW Thurs 13 June Tickets through MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849 www.moshtix.com.au & BIGTIX: (02) 4968 3093 www.bigtix.com.au
The Hi-Fi, Sydney NSW Fri 14 June Tickets through THE HI-FI: 1300 843 443 www.thehifi.com.au & OZTIX: 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au
The Gershwin Room @ The Espy, Melbourne VIC Sat 15 June Tickets through Oztix: 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au
The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, QLD Sat 22 June Tickets through THE HI-FI: 1300 843 443 www.thehifi.com.au & OZTIX: 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au
The Rosemount, Perth WA
Fri 28 June Tickets through Oztix: 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au & Heatseeker: www.heatseeker.com.au
Fowlers Live, Adelaide SA
Sat 29 June Tickets through MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849 / www.moshtix.com.au & VENUETIX: (08) 8225 8888 / www. venuetix.com.au
The Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast QLD Sat 06 Tickets through Oztix: 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au
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Artwork by Erin Smith www.erinsmith.com.au/newthings.html insta: @iamerinsmith www.facebook.com/iamerinsmith 21
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World Press Photo of the Year 2012 Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
hibition Hits Brisbane
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World Press Photo of the Year 2012 Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
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The world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest is currently visiting Brisbane for the 6th year running! The 56th annual World Press Photo exhibition profiles the globe’s top press photographers in nine themed categories from news to nature and portraiture photography. This year the Brisbane exhibition will be held at the Powerhouse until June 23, 2013. Attracting over three million people each year in over 100 locations around the world, World Press Photo shares inspirational stories, thought provoking images and beautifully composed photographs of issues from around the globe. The contest encourages high standards in photojournalism and is an opportunity for professionals to connect with the general public. Each year the winners are announced in global headlines, highlighting the inspirational role of photojournalism to hundreds of millions of people. The winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2012 was awarded to Paul Hansen of the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. The picture tells the story of two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his older brother Muhammad who were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike. In the photograph the bodies of the two young children are being taken to a mosque for the burial ceremony while their father’s body is carried behind on a stretcher. Placed third in the General News and Sports Action categories, Australian photographers Daniel Berehulak and Chris McGrath are also included in the exhibition. Berehulak’s series of images address the aftermath of the 2011 Japanese Tsunami and McGrath’s series captured the action at the 2012 London Olympics. Santiago Lyon, vice president and director of photography at The Associated Press, said of the selected prize winners: “When I look at the results, as chair of the jury, I think that the World Press Photo of the Year, and all the other photos that were given prizes, were solid, stellar examples of first-rate photojournalism that is powerful, that is lasting, and that will reach whoever looks at them.” The World Press Photo exhibition is visiting Brisbane Powerhouse as part of its international tour to 45 countries over the course of the year. For more information about the competition or Brisbane Powerhouse go to: www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2013/06/01/world-press-photo/
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1st Prize Daily Life Stories Fausto Podavini, Italy
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