Assoc Professor Neil Fettling (Director, La Trobe Art Institute) speaks about the cultural impact he hopes the La Trobe Art Institute will bring to not only the region of Bendigo, but further afield, by fostering international partnerships and student exchanges.

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Oron Catts discusses how artists are helping rethink what life is and methods employed to deal with life as both a raw material and an ever contestable subject of manipulation. Looking at all levels of life from the molecular to the ecological, he addresses the need to develop a new cultural language when words seem to be no longer appropriate.

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Neil Fettling (La Trobe Art Institute) profiles his research and artistic practice in the vast semi-desert of North West Victoria, which involves the history and sociology of Mallee dry-land farmers, and their determination to tame the land. The abundant waste and bloated heritage of our post industrial materialism and how the cultural artifact has replaced nature as a signifier of meaning will be his focus.

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Neil Fettling (Visual Arts, La Trobe University) on reclaiming discarded items and reusing them as art, and what these remains can tell us about the decline in society.

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Professor Mark Amerika (Art and Art History, University of Colorado) on the study and practice of remix.

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Professor Mark Amerika (Art and Art History, University of Colorado) on the study and practice of remix.

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Artist Arlo Mountford in conversation with LUMA Curator Ryan Johnston about the elaborate processes via which he makes his digital films, as well as the art historical ideas and pop cultural inspirations behind them.

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Dr Vince Alessi (La Trobe University Art Museum (LUMA)) on the art collection at La Trobe University, and how it is used to help encourage a rich learning environment.

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Dr Vince Alessi (La Trobe University Art Museum (LUMA)) on the art collection at La Trobe University, and how it is used to help encourage a rich learning environment.

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Dr Vince Alessi (La Trobe University Art Museum (LUMA)) on the illustration collection of celebrated Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.

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