An image by Takahashi Tetsuko from the Thea Bauman-curated Mechalust exhibition, TC Beirne Centre
Mechalust
Sunday 5th ? Wednesday 8th December, 12? 5pm
Institute for Modern Art, 420 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley, and ...
TC Beirne Centre arcade, Bruwnswick and Chinatown Malls, Fortitude Valley
Mechalust Opening: Sunday 5th December 6pm - 8pm
Cost: FREE
A new media exhibition presenting the work of artists exploring notions of machine desires, automated lovers, techno-fetishism, robot love, and otaku infatuations with virtual identities. Media includes CG slide projections, digital prints, Quake game mods, and animation. Mechalust is accompanied by an artist talk on robot culture and a workshop on dolls and toy hacking conducted by artist Kirsty Boyle.
www.polymerslutlab.net/mechalust/ & www.girltron.com
FEATURING: Linda Erceg (Australia), Tetsuto Takahashi (Japan), SumGuy (USA), Kirsty Boyle (Australia).
CURATED by Thea Baumann.