Inhabiting Extremes

Join us for the final public forum for Mutable Ecologies. Inhabiting Extremes explores ways artists, designers and scientists are registering and communicating anthropogenic impacts caused by climate change and nuclear testing. The forum includes discussions on the design of Antarctic research stations, rising sea levels, the impact of nuclear testing on traditional owners, science communication, and new ways of measuring urban microclimates. Inhabiting Extremes offers a rich and diverse transcultural insight into places seldom seen or heard, yet central to the health and wellbeing of our planet.

Speakers include: Miranda Nieboer, Affiliated researcher at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) – University of Tasmania (UTAS); Fumitaka Nishino, Technical Advisor at Morino Project and Vegetation Engineer, Green Elm; Motoko Okumoko, Hokkaido University Communicators in Science and Technology Education Program (CoSTEP); Yoshihiro Nakayama, ÙInstitute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; and Malte Wagenfeld, School of Design, RMIT University.

Date: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Time: Commencing 2.30pm AEDT / 12.30pm JST/Tokyo time
Location: Online

The tactile and immaterial qualities of woodland habitats and Inhabiting Extremes form a part of Mutable Ecologies. The programs are presented by Asialink Arts and RMIT University, supported by CAST Research Group, RMIT University and the Australian Government through the Australia-Japan Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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all circles the moon and dirt shines in the sun, 2021.

all circles the moon and dirt shines in the sun: Dogmilk’s new cross-cultural exchange project, Sipakatuo

Asialink Arts is proud to have supported the creative collaboration, documentary and immersive installation by Dogmilk (Sam Hewison and Chris Cochrane-Friedrich) with partners in Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (Wahyu Al Mardhani, Viktor Konda and Josh Peters). all circles the moon and dirt shines in the sun is a collision of form and substance - an emotional topography of life in Toraja, made up of over 4000 separate clips from archival material captured by DSTV founder Victor Konda in Toraja over the past 15 years. The materials are re-arranged providing a visceral, living and growing archive of Torajan life, individual and communal. The film is accompanied by text from interviews conducted over the last four years and sound recordings collected by sound artist Josh Peters in Toraja.

Join us for the presentation of this epic new work - 4 video channels on 4 screens, each a different perspective and temporality of the same event, of adjacent action, each contributing to the construction of a shared collective memory.

This project is presented and supported by Asialink Arts with generous funding assistance from the Victorian government through Creative Victoria, we gratefully acknowledge additional event support from Project Eleven.

Date: Saturday, 11 December 2021 & Sunday, 12 December 2021
Time: 2.30pm AEDT (Sunday only), 5.00pm AEDT, 8.00pm AEDT
Location: North Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent (1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, Wurundjeri Country, VIC 3067)
Ticket prices: $15 full price, $10 concession

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Giấc trưa nhiệt đới / Tropical siesta, Video still, 2017.

SLEEPPAGE: Vietnam-Victoria Digital Delegation EOI

Victorian creatives interested in sleep, express your interest in this short turn-around opportunity to meet and converse with peers in Vietnam. EOIs close Wednesday, November 24.

In a world where we are constantly encouraged to do more and sleep less, while coaxed into seeing sleep as a commodifiable good, where can we reclaim the space for sleep, and therefore creative thoughts? Particularly, in times of disaster, can sleep be the portal through which we dare to envision a brighter, post-slumber future?

We are pleased to announce a digital delegation opportunity in partnership with Art Republik in Vietnam. There are four positions open to Victorian based arts and cultural practitioners. Participants are paid for their time and contribution. We hope to unpack the role of sleep (as a function of necessity and a stroke of inspiration) in the arts and culture, engage with the idea of ‘rest as resistance’, and contemplate on ways to weave the magical realm of sleep into our work-life fabric. Register your interest below.

EOI here

UNEARTHED, 2021. Courtesy of PluginHUMAN.

UNEARTHED by PluginHUMAN, Lorraine Brigdale and Akshat Nauriyal

The 2021 Victoria–India Creative Collaboration has developed from the 2019 Asialink Arts delegation to EyeMyth in India. Inspired by the wild spaces that exist within and around us, PluginHUMAN, Lorraine Brigdale and New Delhi based Akshat Nauriyal bring you UNEARTHED, a projection mapped mural and microverse. Presented with support from Asialink Arts, Australian High Commission India, Renew Australia and The Exertion Games Lab.

Opening Date: 3 December 2021
Time: 8.30pm AEDT
Location: 6/63 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Boon Wurrung Country, VIC 3182

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Water Pushes Sand, performance still, 2017. Courtesy of Australian Art Orchestra.

Sichuan-Victoria Exchange: Australian Art Orchestra

We are excited to announce the Sichuan-Victoria Exchange program Of Space and Time in partnership with Australian Art Orchestra supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria to celebrate the 5 year Sister State relationship between the state of Victoria and the province of Sichuan, China.

Of Space and Time brings together members of the acclaimed Water Pushes Sand including Peter Knight and Mindy Meng Wang, produced by the Australian Art Orchestra in collaboration with composer Erik Griswold and all-star musicians and performers of Sichuan.

Japanese Film Festival 2021

The 2021 Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is touring across Australia. From action-packed thrillers to anime, romance, documentaries and more, the JFF 2021 program features the latest and greatest Japanese films of recent years. Visit the website to see the full lineup and book your seat.

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Asialink Arts elevates the agency and capability of the Australian arts sector to engage with Asia, through insight, connections, and enhanced capability. Stay connected for all our upcoming initiatives and be part of our creative journey unfolding across the region.

Asialink Arts programs have been supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments and by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

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Header image 1: Miranda Nieboer, Traverse 3. Courtesy of Institut Polaire Français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV).
Header image 2: all circles the moon and dirt shines in the sun, 2021. Courtesy of Dogmilk Films and DSTV.
Header image 3: Giấc trưa nhiệt đới / Tropical siesta, Video still, 2017. Photo by Thảo-Nguyên Phan. Courtesy of the artist and the Factory Contemporary Art Centre, Ho Chi Minh City.
Image 4: Water Pushes Sand, performance still, 2017. Courtesy of Australian Art Orchestra.
Image 5: Japanese Film Festival 2021 banner.