'Hold your breath for as long as possible Light a candle. Hold your finger in the flame for as long as possible', 1972.
Black and white film, 3:28 duration
Inhibodress Gallery, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1973
Performer: Mike Parr
16 mm Camera: Ian Stocks
Sound: Aggy Read.
Ritual and Extreme Actions: Performance Art and its Context
Dr Anne Marsh, Professorial Research Fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, discusses performance art in Australia and internationally with a focus on ritual practice and extreme body actions. This talk will be informed by Mike Parr’s current exhibition at the NGA ‘Foreign Looking‘.
| When | Saturday 24 September at 2PM |
| Where | National Gallery of Australia, James O Fairfax Theatre |
| Cost | Free but you need to book |
| More | NGA |
It’s best to double check that events are happening – sometimes things don’t go to plan.
“Stercus accidit.” — David Hume.
“Stercus accidit.” — David Hume.