A shrill Chuckle of Irrepressible Delight

Here are some shots (from here) of some liquid light projections we did with Sister Jane from a show last year at the now, closed Hopetoun Hotel (rest it's soul). Alex isn't drinking food dye and detergent here, but is creating bubbles in the design- just one technique in a practice of infinite possibilities. We'll be exploring some more on Wednesday, in what will be our third jam with Sister Jane.

In a recent interview with Alternative Media Group SJ drummer Joe Driver described us as a troupe of art-school freak-child light designers. This tickled us pink! Fellow vibe merchants Sister Jane are just what you need on a Wednesday night to shake that mid week stress out your hair. Their psychedelic jives inherit a sense of freedom that'll force your feet to groove- we'll provide the rainbow explosion happening in your head as projections around the room.

A Shrill Chuckle of Irrepressible Delight:

Wed @ The Annandale Hotel (support live music venues), opening at 7.30pm.

Join Brian Campeau, Fag Panic, Bud Petal and Sister Jane (+ Punk Monk projection art) with Jay Katz MCing and Djing.

A mere $10. Part of Sydney Fringe Fest.

Gaia Retouched

Behind the scenes of Gaia Retouched: A little teaser

Stills: Alexander Papasavvas

Gaia Retouched (ARTIST STATEMENT)

The ubiquitous cult of consumerism wreaks havoc on our natural universe. In the obsessive pursuit of mineral wealth, unsustainable & systematic human sabotage threatens to disrupt our very existence whilst faceless corporates pay lip service to the eco concept at the cost of balance. A world of diminishing returns. The Gaia Principle dictates the interconnectedness of everything. Life & death are a cycle. Even for planets. Does our expediation of this fit a much larger picture ultimately eradicating the human race from existence? Is there life after Earth? Or Earth after us.

You can see Gaia Retouched at artRiot Saturday 18th sept and next Saturday 25th Sept from 12-2pm as part of Sydney Fringe Festival. We will be there if you'd like to have a chat.The rest of the exhibition is open Wed- Sun 11am-3pm- you can see our experiment of oil purified by hair (or whats left of it) and our ECO tm moss art satire.

Whilst your there, gorge on the gingerbread prison, eat sunflower seeds and get educated, witness micro bats and goliath beetles super tech'd soldiers and marvel the wall art pieces of comic, photographic and mosaic beauty. If not to only sneak a peak at the upstairs of the Annandale Hotel- a Twin Peaks set of red drapes and checkered tiles!(** enter through the restaurant around the side to avoid confusion..)

Get in contact: propaganda@punk-monk.com

The sunrise three times

Three sunrises in four days over Maroubra beach as I channel my inner Lilith and rage against man's greed for Punk Monk Propaganda's artRiot protest film. Symbolising man's destructive pursuit for profit over the environment and the breakdown of nature's cyclic abilities to heal it's wounds, our video piece will represent the crisis and violence of Oil.

Gaia Retouched is an experimental artwork that will evolve over time. Part 1, launching at artRiot this Sat 11th sept (starts 6pm) will involve not only our mobile shot video but a living installation commenting on the commodification of "ecologically sustainable" industry and will require creative interactivity as we experiment with alternative solutions for man-inflicted environmental disasters. Part of the inaugral Sydney Fringe Fest, it is available for your interaction for 2 weeks upstairs at The Annandale Hotel.

Punk Monk artists: Victoria Waghorn, Clare Devlin- Mahoney and Alexander Papasavvas

propaganda@punk-monk.com

Stills (above): Alexander Papasavvas.

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rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair.

there's been an oil spill!

not only do worms eat hair and convert them to fertiliser, or become beautiful wigs donated to charities such as Locks for Love for people not as fortunate to have your luscious locks.... but your hair has the power to suck it up. by that i mean diminish oil in large scale spills and clean our water from the gunk of greed. treasure your hair and when you cut it off, think about where you might want to give it a new life purpose.

No, it's not a Yayoi Kusama penis furniture piece. It's a bunch of hair booms hungry for oil. (credit: matteroftrust.org)

i am now accepting donations of hair. i am also asking really nicely for any one with a knack for hairdressing or even someone to help out with that element to present themselves. gratitude forever...e-mail clare@punk-monk.com to get involved.

ArtRiot is part of the Sydney Fringe Festival. the more-than-just-an-art exhibition will feature artists/activists for radical social change including Punk Monk Propaganda as we meld our filmmaking, installation and science experimentation into one powerful art work. we invite you to come along and play.

abov vid is from a previous shoot: alex papasavvas behind the cam. clare d-m's hair in front. (+cicadas.)