AFTER THE VIRUS - IN S.E.QUEENSLAND

Using art to think and feel about a post-COVID 19 future


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GUEST:  Beth Jackson art curator, writer and creative 

In this episode Beth Jackson, from the Artfully consultancy in Brisbane talks about art practice as a form of inquiry which can make an important contribution to stimulating progressive conversations, helping people express their personal experiences of change and transition, process their past - and enable them to imagine and re-imagine their futures. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, can the undervalued resource of art practice help us make sense of where the pandemic has taken us – and where we want to go as a society after the virus?

Talking points summary:

  • Some forms of art practice that draw attention to links between science, environmental and social justice.
  • A recent photography and poetry art project which tells varied stories of human experience during COVID-19 in the Brisbane area.
  • What may the future hold for art practice in a post-COVID-19 future? Considering some possibilities for increased online outreach, and the local/regional/global dimension of art production and audience engagement
  • The public health benefits of art practice in terms of its beneficial effects on mental health
  • Speaker biography

    Beth Jackson: Writer

    Beth Jackson is an established curator and critical writer of contemporary art, based in Brisbane. She is also a creative writer and poet. Feminism and the environment are abiding themes in all her work. Her work is responsive, usually undertaken through creative collaborations or commissioned

    engagements. Beth is also a curator of public art and Director of Artfully, a public art and place-based consultancy which she established in 2012.

    www.artfully.com.au

    The Between Worlds art project

    Between Worlds was commissioned by the Museum of Brisbane.

    https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/

    Credits

    Louis Lim is a photographer and visual artist based in Brisbane.

    https://www.instagram.com/loui_slim/

    http://louislzm.com/

    While the Between Worlds images and poems are not yet available for public release, similar images  can be seen at https://www.instagram.com/iso_obscura/ , an Instagram account initiated by Louis Lim in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, encouraging people to build their own camera obscura and contribute their photographic portraits.

    Production notes:

    Produced by: Andrew Nicholson for Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE)

    Web: http://www.hopeaustralia.org.au/

    Ph. 07 4639 2135 Email: [email protected]

    Recorded:   22nd September 2020 in Toowoomba, Australia

    Artwork: Daniela Dal'Castel      Music: James Nicholson

     

     

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