Three Bellybuttons Podcast

**Three Bellybuttons podcast is currently relocated its host site from the Soundcloud to a free hosting site. I apologise for the delay in publishing the episodes. Hopefully, it will run smoothly once it settles well in the new hosting site. Your patience and understanding are very much appreciated by Marcel and I.** Episode notes: Eric Jong: http://www.ericjong.com.au Untold Australia VR Showcase 3 May - 3 Jun, 2018 https://www.acmi.net.au/events/untold-australia-vr-showcase/ ACMI: https://www.acmi.net.au/ ReCreate Art Documentation: https://recreate.gallery The host's notes: Gosh! It was an amazing experience of talking with Eric in this episode. It was absolutely my pleasure to have this chance to know Eric as a person and artist. For his introduction, Eric shared his professional trajectory of moving from a journalist photographer to an artist and the intellectual journey of developing his art practice. From these earnest information,  I have gained an insight of Eric's art and understanding the reason that Eric was interested in VR. Also, his journalist photographer practice and knowledge about journalism have given him a unique perspective to perceive art, and a particular methodology to approach his art projects. In this episode, Eric and I talked about loads and loads of issues and problems associated with VR experience. We did not only exchanged our experience of visiting the current exhibition 'Untold Australia VR showcase' shown in ACMI, but also discussed about the technology, language, social impacts affiliated with the VR experiences. The conversation went on naturally, following an uninterrupted pace of ideas and thought exchange. Towards the ends, we particularly discussed about VR in the context of contemporary art. We asked if VR was only an another means for the artists passively to engage with a political reality, or provoked more active changes in the reality. I cant recommend this episode enough for you to listen. I hope it will inspire you and offer you a thoughtful guide to understand VR and contemporary art. For Eric, I made a simple lunch after the recording of this episode. It was steamed rice + Chinese sausage + stir fried ChoySum with mushroom + steamed egg.

Episode notes: Two guests: Shu-ling Chua: Shu-ling doesn't have a website. However, you may know about her via the interview that she had with Baya ou yang writer of Liminal magazine.  https://www.liminalmag.com/blog/shu-ling-chua Her recent articles are available to read at the links: 'Through the looking glass', 2018, in Manjin Quarterly https://meanjin.com.au/blog/through-the-looking-glass/  'Them spitting eels', 2017, in Peril.  http://peril.com.au/back-editions/them-spitting-eels/ 'Biting my tongue', 2016, The Writer's Bloc https://thewritersbloc.net/biting-my-tongue-shu-ling-chua Ashley Perry: NGV art book fair 2018https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/programs-events/art-book-fair/ The exhibition and artists mentioned by Shu-ling:  Hyphenated (Mar 22 - Apr 21)  https://thesubstation.org.au/whats-on/hyphenated/ The substation: https://thesubstation.org.au the artists:Sofi Basseghi http://sofibasseghi.com Nikki Lam http://nikkilam.info Peril magazine: http://peril.com.au Host notes: It was a great pleasure to speak to Shu-ling and Ashley about NGV art book fair 2018 and in particular, Hyphenated, the show that we all went to see at its opening. Every artists in Hyphenated put out an amazing work. We can keep talking about these artworks for fever. I hope our discussion could provide the additional information or some sort of guidance for you to see the Hyphenated, when you have time to get there. As Shu-ling mentioned that congee was the food that she never would get sick with, I made the congee (pork and century egg) for everyone and had lovely lunch after the recording. :)   

This episode is also available in SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/siying-zhou/2-seventh-gallerys-new-shows-2-gigs-in-adelaide-festival-2018-with-teresa-hsieh-john-gosper THE EPISODE NOTES:  Two guests are:  Teresa Hsieh:www.teresahsieh.com John Gosper: www.johngosper.com The art exhibitions mentioned by Teresa: Seventh Gallery is an Artist Run Initiative (ARI) space in Melbourne. http://seventhgallery.org The new exhibitions at the gallery run from Mar 8 to 23, 2018. Gallery 1: Alyra Bartasek, Jessie Imam, Rosina Prestia To know your fingers and Toes http://seventhgallery.org/project/to-know-your-fingers-and-toes/ Project Space: Ashley Perry Garr-Ba Kun-ji:-jil Ba:-bun (Moon Corroboree) http://seventhgallery.org/project/garr-ba-kun-ji-yil-ba-bun-another-moon-corroboree/ Gallery 2: Lachlan Herd Me and all my bodies http://seventhgallery.org/project/me-and-all-my-bodies/ 7 Up: Eva Quinn-Wlaters, Georgie Gifford The realisation that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore http://seventhgallery.org/project/he-loves-me-not/ The art exhibitions mentioned by John: Christian Thompson, Ritual Intimacy at Samstag Museum 12 Feb - 18 Mar 2018 https://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Samstag-Museum/Current-Exhibitions/03032018-Christian-Thompson-Ritual-Intimacy/ Christian Thompson - Berceuse, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0a6g-DpLwM Grace Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Jones Some reviews on media about Grace Jones's performance in Adelaide Festival 2018. ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-01/grace-jones-performs-for-adelaide-festival/9494156 Glam Adelaide: http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/festival-review-grace-jones/ PROMOTION:  Teresa Hsieh and Eric Jong (an artist and photographer) run a business that provides services to photo/video document artworks, art exhibitions and events. Please check their services out for your needs. https://recreate.gallery  THE HOST'S NOTES: In this episode, I delightfully spoke with two Melbourne based young artists: Teresa Hsieh and John Gosper about the art shows and events that they had recently seen and experienced. They shared fantastic insights and knowledge about the exhibiting artists and works in those shows.  Both artists, in unplanned way, specifically addressed the exhibitions produced by two Australian Indigenous artists, Ashley Perry and Christian Thompson. We discovered a common ground in these two artists' poetic and abstract expression of their interpretation of the lost and disappearing cultural traditions.  From John's recollection of Grace Jones's flamboyant performance in Adelaide, we couldn't help to bow to Grace Jone's long and active career as an artist, performer and cultural icon and her sharp and daring qualities as a woman.  Well. I hope that you enjoy listening to the 2nd episode of Three Bellybuttons and bear more patience with my stumbling speeches. As this episode was recorded in my kitchen, there were some unavoidable background noises. My apology. Also, please check out the exhibitions that we have talked in this episode. I'd love hear your comments on either the exhibitions or this podcast or both.  Ramen noodle soups ended our podcast gathering.  

For this episode, I spoke with Nikki Lam and Sophia Cai about two exhibitions: Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and Feminism at Australian Centre for contemporary Art, and Triennial at National Gallery of Victory.     ** I would like to proudly acknowledge the great success of the protests from international artists and activists against Wilson Security that is the ex-contractor of the NGV and provides services on Manus Island and Nauru.  This news was released on the 28th of February after this episode is recorded.**  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/28/national-gallery-of-victoria-dumps-wilson-security-over-offshore-detention The notes from the host: I always enjoy talking about arts with Sophia and Nikki. We share so much common ground: the female gaze; the cross-cultural perception; the interests of political, cultural and moral conflicts; the sense of humour; the scream-like laughs; as well as, the great passion for food (fried chicken, in particular).  However, it is our distinguishing ways of interpreting artwork and different sets of knowledge in arts that have made our conversations so seductive and addictive. I am pleased that through listening and talking to Nikki and Sophia this time, I have gained new perspectives to see the two exhibitions that I have seen. I hope that the listeners will have the same rewarding experience as I do. In addition, I would also like to apologise to the brave listeners for the 'DIY' quality of this episode. Please forgive my immature performance, broken English and millions of gap filling word "hmmm". I only hope your patience and faith. I will do my best to professionalise this podcast and make a smooth listening experience. Please stay in tune! a digital montaged image. Show notes: Sophia Cai - an independent curator/an art writer/a knitter/a dog lover https://sophiacai.info/ Nikki Lam - an artist/independent curator/artworker  http://nikkilam.info/ Unfinished Business: Perspectives on art and feminism (15 DEC 17 - 25 MAR 18) https://acca.melbourne/exhibition/unfinished-business-perspectives-on-feminism-and-art/ NGV Triennial (15 DEC 17 - 15 APR 18) https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/ngv-triennial/ Runway - Review: Unfinished Business: Perspectives on Art and Feminism  http://conversations.runway.org.au/conversations/wip-unfinished-business-feminism/ The artists whom Sophia talked about: Spence Messih; Ruth O'leary; Lyndal Walker; Sarah Watt Jessa Crispin - Why I am not a Feminist https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/08/jessa-crispin-is-right-to-critique-modern-feminism-but-her-book-is-a-missed-opportunity https://www.amazon.com/Why-Am-Not-Feminist-Manifesto/dp/1612196012 Tracey Moffatt Heaven (1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQAYBzgvS6E The artists whom Nikki mentioned: Richard Mosse - Incoming https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/ngv-triennial/ http://www.richardmosse.com/projects/artist-statement#home Candice Breitz https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/ngv-triennial/