Mau Lagi
Australia Artist Richelle Spence
An exploration of culture, identity and belonging. It is a mourning for the loss of community whilst celebrating the simple act of eating. Spence’s work is directly influenced by her experience working closely within a small village in Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia. Drawing parallels in rituals performed in both cultures.
“Raw, personal, confronting, yet accessible. Spence manages to find a sophisticated balance somewhere between critique and communitas. As with many of Spence’s performances, Mau Lagi allows the audiences triggered sense of agency to complete the work, and in doing so share in the ritual, and meaning making processes.”
Kylie Hicks, Griffith University – Australia
Bio
Richelle is a paternal descendant of the McDuff Clan, Fife, Scotland. She is a live/installation artist, community artist and event manager. Her work as an artist intermingles community and fine art and varies from political to celebratory performance. Richelle explores the relationship of ritual in space, place and land by challenging the concepts of the “audient”. Through themes such as identity, displacement/placement and justice/in justice of human rights. Recently she has exhibited for The Artist Citizen at Metro Arts, Brisbane and a short term Artist Residency for the Jatiwangi Arts Festival, Indonesia. Richelle is also the Event Manager for the Indigenous Colourise Film Festival held during the NAIDOC gathering season and exhibited at the Brisbane International Film Festival. She has been an artsworker for over five years in mental health and disadvantaged communities. Her work “aims to remind people about being human”.
Date
27 April 2009
Time
8:30 pm
Venue
Lost Gen Space
