In a parallel world dreaming of merging between species, a new creature is discovered. Plucked out of its natural habitat, it feels the curious gaze of the scientist closely examining a specimen.

Video artwork by Lian Loke and Paul Warren.
Live performance by Lian Loke and Michaela Davies.
FEM-me exhibition, Bankstown Arts Centre

Excited to be an artist in FEM-Me: Feminine Mechanics and Other Kinetic Systems, curated by Dr Deborah Turnbull Tillman and Rachael Kiang at Bankstown Arts Centre. Opening 28th September.

Collaborators: Dagmar Reinhardt, Paul Warren.
Technical assistance: Marc Katzef, Lynn Masuda.
Fabrication: Chris Carroll, Ryan van Dyk, Tim Osborne, Marty Jay, Susana Alarcon.

Making art with one of my fave collaborators, the extraordinary Garth Knight. A photographic series called Ebi Metamorph to be exhibited in Elena Knox's Volcana Brainstorm as part of the Yokohama Triennale in Japan.

Thrilled to be performing in an art-science collaboration with Dr Elena Knox (Waseda University) and Garth Knight as part of the Koganecho Bazaar, Yokohama, Tokyo.
Performance date: Saturday, 28th September 2019

Fabrication team:
Abhiruchi Chhikara
Susana Alarcon

Heartfelt thanks to Ruchi and Susana for their incredible work on the lasercutting, 3D printing and assembly of the shrimp tail and electronic led fibreoptic feelers, and Maya Petrovna for helping me make the headpiece.

Performance artist playing the Ice host for secret fringe event Ice.Smoke.Bär during Dark Mofo, Hobart. Curated by Anand, Alice and Allona.
Thursday 13th, Friday 14th June.
Photo: Hannah Love

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Performer in Emma Prices' 24 H(our) Diner, Day for Night 2016, Performance Space Sydney

TEI 2016 Art Track Chairs: Lian Loke, Ineke Neutelings, George Poonkhin Khut

Two fabulous weeks spent at the Rex Cramphorn Studio (Sydney Uni) devising material for the performance, directed by Michelle St Anne, Living Room Theatre Company, with Imogen Cranna and Maddy Wilson.

A costume sketch for a 19th century domestic servant (or is it Ma Hubbard), starring Barbie!
The mutton chop sleeve has a nice connection to the taxidermy.