Image: Failure To Materialise by Geoffrey Weary, Video: Art From the Archive, Monash University
Geoffrey Weary’s video and films: Scenes From A Shanghai Hotel, Failure to Materialise, and MUSEUM, collected by AVAA Australian Video Art Archive whose aims are to continue building an on-line video archive and a research collection of new and historical Australian video and performance art works http://www.videoartchive.org.au/gweary/shangai.html.
Geoffrey Weary’s video art was curated 27 September – 8 October 2010 in an exhibition VIDEO: Art From The Archive, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. The exhibition catalogue was published with a curatorial essay in MADA (Monash University Art Design & Architecture) an online portal of Monash publications.
View online Video: Art from the Archive (2010): Monash Essay by Leonie Cooper, Elena Galimberti, Matthew Perkins; list of works in Gallery; 7 pp. 3 illus. ISBN: 978-921179-79-2
Image: Failure To Materialise by Geoffrey Weary, Video: Art From the Archive, Monash University
Description
Explore the world of HOME through the eyes of Frank, Jason and FAE. Frank’s memories overwhelm him as the shop he has lived and worked in for the past 50 years crumbles around him. Jason lives with his grandfather, He photographs Frank, and what is left of the shop. Meanwhile he dreams of escape. To where he isn’t sure. Fae often comes to visit her uncle Frank. They share an obsession with the city, street maps and the places that Fae loves to wander through.Frank remembers June, Vera and Fae’s mother Clare.
CAST
Frank:: Jim Palmer
Jason:: Eric Warburton
Fae:: Patricia Werleman
Japanese Performer:: Kazuo
PRODUCTION
Photography, Cinematography & Timeline Montage:: Geoffrey Weary
Interface Design and Development:: icemedia
Sound Design & Music:: Michael Bates with thanks to Mark Gardiner
Online and Social Media:: Tatiana Pentes
Still from HOME iPad artwork by Geoffrey Weary c.2013
INTERACTION
HOME is navigated across the Frank, Jason and Fae timelines with a touch to screen movement from right to left. Backward movement is optional at any time.
A double touch on any frame will bring the timeline selected to full screen. Touch again will return to three timeline screen display.
When navigating HOME we recommend the use of iPad headphones.
HOME was produced as part of a University of Sydney ICT initiative Faculty-specific Research & Education Program (2012). The program helped sponsor this proof of concept. Extensive consulting & procurement services were provided by the team as a part of this initiative.
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