For those who have enquired here is a list of articles I've written on Stelarc and a number of instances in which I have assisted with his performances over the years.
Articles
(2010) Spectacle of the Mind (Karen Casey and Harry Sokol) catalogue essay included writings on the work of the performance artists ~ Domenico de Clario, Jill Orr and Stelarc.
(2009). 'Performing the Posthuman Body: Stelarc', Chapter 10 in Julie Clarke ~ The Paradox of the Posthuman: Science Fiction/Techno-Horror Films and Visual Media, VDM Verlag, Dr Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG Germany.
(2008) 'Simulated Talking Machines: Stelarc’s Prosthetic Head', Critical Digital Studies: A Reader, (eds. Arthur and Marilouise Kroker), Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press, Fall.
(2006). 'Corporeal Melange: Aesthetics and Ethics of Biomaterials in Stelarc and Nina Sellars ‘Blender’', Leonardo: Art and Science Journal, (ed. Roger Malina), 39.5, October, USA: MIT.
(2006). 'Aesthetic Emergence+Self', Imagine Exhibition Catalogue, (ed. Zara Stanhope), Australia: Heide Museum of Modern Art.
(2005), 'Stelarc’s Prosthetic Head', cTheory – An international peer-reviewed journal of theory, technology and culture, 1000 Days of Theory, (eds.) Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, 10 October, 2005, http://www.ctheory.net
(2005). 'A Sensorial Act of Replication', Stelarc: The Monograph, (ed.) Dr Marquard Smith, USA: MIT Press.
(2005). 'Face-Off, Stelarc Interview', Meanjin: New Writing in Australia, Portraits of the Artist, (ed.) Ian Britain, Australia: Melbourne University Press, Vol. 64, No. 1 & 2, p166.
(2004). 'pros+thesis', LIVE: Art, Performance and the Contemporary, (ed.) Adrian Heathfield, London: Tate Publications.
(2002). 'The Human/not human in the work of Orlan and Stelarc', The Cyborg Experiments: extensions of the body in the media age, (ed.) Dr. Joanna Zyslinka, London and New York: Continuum.
(2002). 'Pros+Thesis', Alternate Interfaces, Stelarc Exhibition Catalogue at Monash University Art Gallery, Melbourne, September.
(1997). Review of Zibniev Karkowski performance with Stelarc and Geoffrey Hales at the Continental, Prahran, commissioned by Karkowski for his Paris and Tokyo performance flyers.
Lectures:
(2009): Wrote and delivered a two hour lecture accompanied by a power point presentation entitled ‘Stelarc : Tripartite’ to postgraduate students in the Centre for Population Health, The University of Melbourne.
(2006): Wrote and delivered a one hour lecture accompanied by a power point presentation entitled ‘Stelarc: Redesigning the Human Body’, to first year History and Theory of Art students at RMIT University.
Assistance:
(2005): Assisted Stelarc with his article published in ctheory.
(1999): Facilitated Stelarc's artist-in-residancy at ICubed ~ RMIT.
(1999): Voluntary assistance to Nicole Ryan, Arts Officer at RMIT for a lecture by the international performance artist Stelarc in Kaleide Theatre at RMIT.
(1996): High and Low Arts Show, convened by Roger Taylor, 3RRR ~ Stelarc and Julie Clarke interviewed.
(1994): I voluntary organized (with help), a large-scale performance event at the Open Stage, the University of Melbourne. Entitled Phantom Bodies/Fluid Self , Stelarc's performance was part of the Still Photography Symposium . In this position I secured approximately $40,000 worth of equipment on loan from various organizations. (Industrial Robot, from ABB Robotics; Medical monitor from a local major hospital; high end projectors; screen); secured volunteers to assist with the performance; liaised with stage management and worked closely with the symposium organizer Werner Hammerstingl and the artist. I organized front of house and assisted in the promotion of the event, which attracted 250 people.
(1994): Assisted Stelarc for his performance at La Mamma theatre .
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Hi Julie
ReplyDeletejust came across this post and would like to suggest couple of corrections.
You did indeed organize many of the key components for the Phantom Bodies/Fluid Self performance and deserve credit and respect for doing such a professional job. But the event was hosted by the "Still Photography?" symposium in 1994 !
The "Digital Aesthetics One" symposium (and what a shame there never was a two etc.) was in Sydney and also included a performance by Stelarc at Artspace in 1996.
Hey Werner,
ReplyDeleteI've corrected the text. So much for pointing out the errors. This entry had actually fallen off my CV for a few years. I added it based on memory, rather than fact, so I appreciate your input. It must have reminded you of all those meetings and all the organization that you were involved in - including liaison with volunteers like myself.