Episode  4 - The highs and lows of public art, as seen through the lens of a street mural on Beaufort St in Mt Lawley.

Written and spoken by Roly Skender
Guest appearance by Shady
Music by Roly Skender and Stoney Joe

The Worst of Perth article - https://theworstofperth.com/2014/11/04/pigalle-artisanal-dogging-on-beaufort/
Video of the paint going down - https://youtu.be/yteAa_T7Itg

Beaufort Street Mural

Episode 005 - A new pair of sunglasses and a trip to the beach lead to a groundbreaking decision.

Written, spoken and composed by Roly Skender

A Very Bright Morning

Episode 6 - You are in a dark room surrounded by artists. How safe is this space? Theatre stories and skeptical conversations.

Spoken and produced by Roly Skender. Additional voice performances by Anonymous man and Joobilant Grande. Bad jazz music by Roly Skender.

Working in the Theatre

How do Songlines work across the Australian Continent?

A Songline is 'one of the paths across the land (or sometimes the sky) which mark the route followed by localised "creator-beings" during the Dreaming. The paths of the songlines are recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance, and painting.'

I was asked to participate in an exhibition project called Australiyaniality by my artist friend Matt McVeigh, which opened up the opportunity to explore my own thoughts on Australian identity, while meeting new artists and cultural leaders along the way. They were able to shed some light on the Songlines and how they connect to people and land.

This is part one of a series that will explore further questions around Australian identity and the artists choosing to question it.

Australiyaniality website - www.australiyaniality.com

Australiyaniality Part I - Songlines

Australiyaniality, Part II - Births are Messy

The search for identity continues... we're covering a lot of ground so here's a map.

Get the Name Right
Liyan
The Curator
Birth
Blood on the Walls
Births are Messy
It's Seven Hours Drive
Elizabeth Durack and Eddie Burrup
Sex Toy

Featuring Sharon Tassicker (Curator), artists Curtis Taylor, Martine Perret and Matt McVeigh. Plus the strange history of Elizabeth Durack.

The Exhibition
https://www.australiyaniality.com/

Martine Perret
https://martineperret.photoshelter.com/

Curtis Taylor
http://wedontneedamap.com.au/about/artists/curtis-taylor

Matt McVeigh
https://www.mattmcveigh.com.au/

Australiyaniality Part II - Births are Messy

The Grammy award-winning soundtrack to the 2000 Cohen Brothers film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" helped spark a folk revival, sending countless echoes forward in time. This episode follows one of those reflections, looking back at a project that brought together a unique mix of musicians for a series of concerts at the Perth Fringe World Festival in 2015. What made it special? We found a few unexpected answers.

Thanks Brothers & Sisters!

Jonathan Brain, Claire Coleman, Ivan Gian Piero, Chris Horan, Suzanne Ingelbrecht, Donna Iverson, Brad Jeffrey, Carl Jensen, Kate Jensen, Myki Jonez, Dave Lawrence, Rolf Liedel, Rosie Logie (special thanks for co-opting ‘The Younger Sibling Singers’ Sophie, Neve and Cedar, Janelle Morse, Joe Scholz, Elisa Siipola, Roly Skender, Aaron Sopolinski, Sara Tout and Bridget Turner. 

and Daniel James Grant for the photo. @misterdangrant

Brothers & Sisters - The Music of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Episode 006 - A challenging interactive projection art project with a number of twists and turns.

Special thanks to the Ruah Centre, Northbridge and the amazing work they do for homelessness in Perth:
www.ruah.org.au
including the 50 Lives, 50 Homes campaign
https://www.ruah.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Housing_and_Homelessness_Ruah.pdf

Written, spoken and composed by Roly Skender.
Additional music by Stoney Joe - www.stoneyjoe.com

The Virtual Busker

This is the final episode of a three part series which follows the development of the art exhibition Australiyaniality, curated by Sharon Tassicker through the Janet Holmes a Court Gallery, led by artist Matthew McVeigh.

We also meet performance artist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, writer/actor Peter Docker and hear again from Western Desert artist Curtis Taylor. 

This podcast covers topics including appropriation in art, dot painting, racism, Australia Day and the value(or otherwise) of the acronym POC.

The Exhibition
https://www.australiyaniality.com/

Matt McVeigh
https://www.mattmcveigh.com.au/

Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa
https://www.grewaltwins.com/home/sukhjitkaurkhalsa

Peter Docker
https://www.fremantlepress.com.au/contributors/peter-docker

Curtis Taylor
http://wedontneedamap.com.au/about/artists/curtis-taylor

Australiyaniality Part III - More Questions

MONA (The Museum of Old and New Art) in Hobart, Tasmania is the largest privately funded Art Museum in the southern hemisphere.  It's been called a museum of sex and death, and was once described by its enigmatic founder David Walsh as a subversive, adult, Disneyland. But how might MONA be changing?

Special thanks to interviewees Pippa Mott, Alex Johnston and Tim the bus driver.
Written, spoken and produced by Roly Skender.
Music composition and guitar by Roly Skender.

The Dark Heart of MONA

A chance meeting in a foreign place reveals more than expected.
Special thanks to James Nagy for this story of synchronicity.

Portrait of a Coincidence

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