It’s not every day you get to interview a top-notch microwave internet sensation but when you do you’re in for a treat. A vivacious character, Amelia de Frost happily chatted with me about her YouTube series You Should Try…, which this year she took to the You Are Here festival. We also chatted about her […]
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Broken Bone Bathtub, You Are Here
When was the last time you had a bath? Mine was over a year ago. When was the last time you had a bath in view of an audience? Never. Siobhan O’Loughlin provides a different answer. This is because on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evening O’Loughlin had a bath in front of twenty people in […]
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Siobhan O’Loughlin, You Are Here
Siobhan O’Loughlin wants to borrow your bathtub The day after performing Broken Bone Bathtub in Australia for the first time, Siobhan O’Loughlin is relieved that she didn’t get hypothermia. The Brooklyn-based artist is in Canberra for You Are Here, but her show has its own unique challenges due to the fact that it is performed from a […]
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Exquisite Corpse, You Are Here
On the last day of You Are Here, the festival united children and children at heart with the classic art project, Exquisite Corpse. Set amongst other arts and crafts in The Club, Exquisite Corpse was run by Mary Popo. Exquisite Corpse is the name given to a collectively assembled image, commonly a person. Traditionally, one […]
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The Philosopher’s Walk, You Are Here
For most people, walking and talking are everyday activities that are as instinctive as breathing. As part of You Are Here, Brisbane-based artist Salma Osman created The Philosopher’s Walk in order to probe this connection and encourage the audience to reflect on how and why walking can affect our thoughts. On Saturday, a small group […]
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Coin Operated Poetry Box, You Are Here
You Are Here’s Friday night event, Everything at Once and Altogether, more than lived up to its ambitious name. Packed with DJs, live music, street art, dance, and all kinds of experimental performance art, Verity Lane, a small space in Canberra’s CBD, was transformed into an immersive and otherworldly experience. However, it was one of […]
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Happy Axe X Ghost Noises, You Are Here
On Wednesday, Canberra welcomed back the ever eclectic and inspiring assortment of performances and performers that make up the You Are Here festival. On its first night, You Are Here presented the first time collaboration of Canberra musicians Emma Kelly and Liam White. Performing under the name Happy Axe X Ghost Noises, Kelly (Happy Axe) […]
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You Should Try…, You Are Here
The audience was greeted by two security guards in black suits and sunglasses at the door of You Should Try… at this year’s You Are Here festival, and that was just the beginning of an evening of laughs, terrible cooking and awkward moments. You Should Try… is part of a microwave cooking series hosted by […]
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