Coal Lounge

28/10/2021

27/10/2021

For those who missed my radio interview on Tuesday on ABC Radio National on Michael Cathcart’s “Stageshow” below is a link to the podcast.
The wonderfully eloquent Lara Stevens from University of Melbourne did an amazing job framing the challenges of climate change for the arts and interviewing me about my work with coal in the communities of the Latrobe Valley.
Just a bit of patience is required as my segment is about 40 mins in, after the famous stage writer V and her Va**na Monologues- what an amazing woman! Thanks also to Kim Jirik for his skillful production and to Michael Cathcart for his kind and generous support!

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-stage-show/v-the-vagina-monologues-climate-crisis-and-theatre/13601490

The Va**na Monologues is one of the most influential pieces of theatre in recent history. Written by V (formerly Eve Ensler), the play was first performed 25 years ago this year. V's latest project is a musical that places the climate crisis centre stage. Also, ABC Top 5 Arts resident Dr Lara Steven...

24/10/2021

Don’t miss me being interviewed on ABC RN, the Stage Show with Michael Cathcart on Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 10:30 am.
Many thanks to Lara Stevens and Kim Jirik

07/10/2021

21/08/2019

My thesis “ Material Matters at the Coalface: a socially-engaged art enquiry into the politics of coal, space and place” is now permanently accessible in the library of the university of Melbourne via:

http://hdl.handle.net/11343/197690

If you like and care you can read, share, spread, use, comment

21/08/2019

30/05/2018

My thesis “ Material Matters at the Coalface: a socially-engaged art enquiry into the politics of coal, space and place” is now permanently accessible in the library of the university of Melbourne via:

http://hdl.handle.net/11343/197690

If you like and care you can read, share, spread, use, comment etc. I would love your feedback and hear what you think, especially if I’ve had contact with you during the research period, which took place in the Latrobe Valley, beginning with the Hazelwood Mine Fire in 2014 until the closure of the Hazelwood Mine in 2017.
Enjoy!

22/08/2017

Finally handed in my (coal) thesis yesterday.
A short summary: it questions human relationships with geological matter and used brown coal as a artmedium to investigate the role that coal plays in Latrobe Valley communities with focus on Morwell), It did that through combining socially-engaged, participatory, practice-led artistic research with an ethnographic sensibility to investigate the community's response to living in, and among coal. I wanted to create a dialogue through art and better understand the complex web of changes affecting these communities, who are in transition and impacted by the closure of coal-fired power stations and sweeping changes in power generation.

28/04/2017

Coalounge in Morwell closed temporarily because i writing my thesis on coal in Melbourne.
Some images from my recent COAL exhibition in Melbourne

12/02/2017

My COAL - art exhibition will be unveiled in 2 days on 15 feb, 5-7:30pm, at the VCA in Melbourne. I suppose it's my first COALounge in Melbourne!
open for 3 days only!

01/12/2016

am in lovely Byron Bay giving a conference paper titled "Temporal Dissonance at the Coalface" at 10 International Somatechnics Conference on Sat 3 Dec.
https://www.facebook.com/events/172475506454714/

04/10/2016

Am planning another CoaLounge and exhibition in Morwell in December 2016. watch this space....

01/08/2016

Come and see my next COALounge in Morwell - I am transforming this empty shop at 25 Tarwin st, Morwell into a contemporary artsspace, at the Winter Night Festival this Friday, 5th August from 4 - 9.30 PM! Come along for a chat about art, coal and life

08/06/2016

Alt Art meeting at the COALounge today.

05/06/2016

"Sweeping Changes" new exhibition of works by Hartmut Veit.

I'm making new sculptural art works with (coal) dust in Morwell, collected from the community. Currently also building a mobile cleaning cart sculpture from old wheelchair/bike/rowing/bits of junk to stage new cleaning performances in Morwell and Traralgon over the next few weeks.
Sooooo If you are in Morwell on Friday 17 June at the Winter Night Festival drop into my "COALounge" pop-up gallery for the exhibition opening of my new show called " Sweeping changes" where you can see these new works. On for only one week!

And if you live in the Valley "I need your dust"!

03/06/2016