Articles
A sneak peek into some things that have inspired, concerned and intrigued me over the years.
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The Pursuit of Human-ness
CONTENT There’s been so much talk about clones and AI in alternative news I thought it would be interesting to explore this topic. I couldn’t find what I was looking for about clones (it must be classified information!) but I found some interesting articles on robots becoming self-aware. These articles raised more questions and comical notions than answers, and I felt like this video was going to be a humorous series of questions! I had the idea to bring in my old puppet mate Miso, who I used to perform with a lot. The script then started to write itself, and I feel like I had very little to say…
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‘To see or not to see’
I enjoyed the challenge of this assignment, and once we started discussing topics in class I realised I had much to share! CONTENT As you may gather from the video, I’m not so trusting of many institutions regarding surveillance. Following a brief twitter chat with Adam Brown regarding surveillance of students online, I feel I should clarify that context is everything. When studying online I expect my engagement to be monitored, and willingly signed up for that. In the greater domain of both public and private life though, I am increasingly wary of what’s shared and recorded. A friend said years ago, having your movements, interactions and transactions recorded may…
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Taming the savage light
How to fight fire without fire. My social media feed has been FULL of reports of the current fires burning all across our ‘Lucky Country’, and it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed, helpless, angry and disillusioned in the face of such destruction. I know we are ALL desperately concerned for our country and it’s inhabitants, with good reason. But, in my humble opinion, we need a bit of balance. Admittedly if you are in the middle of a danger zone, now is not the time for ‘balance’ while you are in survival mode. But for the rest of us who are not in immediate danger, yes it’s important to know…
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Who am I even?
...it’s more important than ever to choose online content based on our WHY, as that is truly the glue that binds all of our fragments into one cohesive entity. That is, our authentic selves.
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From Stage To Page
I was transfixed. And transformed. There was my future life, spinning before me in a yellow swirl of stinky chemical induced flame.
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Reflections on Bali
History class was dealt out with the emotional content of a brick, art study was a laborious rote intake of names and dates and cities, and English was all Ps and Qs with no curls.
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Keeping your fire in flow on show
Fire performance has taken on a grand array of creative expressions over the past couple of decades.
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Creations’ Calling falls on hungry ears
The Theatre had been transformed into a huge family gathering. Embraces, plates of food, jumpers and beanies and smiling faces spilled out luxuriously over picnic blankets, cushions and other bodies.
