APT6 artist performance / DAMP

DAMP is a collective with 12 current members: Dan Cass, Rob Creedon, Narelle Desmond, Sam George, Sharon Goodwin, Ry Haskings, Deb Kunda, James Lynch, Dan Moynihan, Lisa Radford, Nat Thomas and Kylie Wilkinson. Membership has been fluid over the years, with an alumnus numbering over 70, though not all members identify themselves as artists. DAMPs performances, actions and installations explore the potential of working collaboratively. Frequently irreverent and occasionally anarchic, DAMPs projects are always imbued with a sense of fun. Many invite audience participation and this often involves either temporary inclusion within the collective or its diffusion into the audience, deliberately confusing the two. DAMP does not have a particular identity beyond being simply a group, and is consequently open to change and external influence. The collectives work remains cohesive, however, and continues to manifest playful engagement with the complex relationships between contemporary art and its audience. The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is QAGOMA's flagship international contemporary art event, and the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT6 included the work of more than 100 artists from 25 countries, including collaborations and collectives, which reflect the diversity of practices across Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT6 has a number of specific focuses and thematic links while considering recent shifts in contemporary art in communities that have not been represented in the APT before, including works by artists from Tibet, North Korea (DPRK), Turkey and Iran, and from countries of the Mekong region such as Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma). APT6 acknowledged the innovation that exists in performance and music in Asia and the Pacific with the Pacific Reggae Project looking at the development of the musical genre in Hawai'i, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and New Zealand. BLOG: https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/catego... WEBSITE: https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/about/o... The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) / Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia / 5 Dec 2009 – 5 Apr 2010 Source: QAGOMA APT Archive #APT6 #QAGOMA