By Finucane & Smith
At fortyfivedownstairs
4-29 Sept 2019 (opening night Sat Sept)
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| Moira Finucane |
From Media Release:
'The sequel to their 2017 award-winning
art event, The Rapture.
'From the icebergs of Antarctica deep in the snow in
silk couture amongst scientists, penguins and distant avalanches; from the red
centre of Australia in rich cultural exchange with First Nation genius artists;
forests in Denmark, silent movie houses in Berlin, and Rapture’s exhibit at
Prague Quadrennial; Moira Finucane lands back into Melbourne to unleash The
Rapture Chapter II: Art vs Extinction.
'Welcome to the lair of the Ice Queen; a spike-crowned,
jewel-encrusted human glacier dressed in cascading silk, surrounded by
porcelain icicles, sculptures of extinct birds, dripping icebergs trapped in
ghost nets, she rumbles into life.
'In this apocalyptic cabaret, artists beyond gender and
genre sing up an ice storm – torch singer Mama Alto, operatic
wonder Piera Dennerstein, 85 year old angel of song Shirley
Cattunar and from Marlinja NT, Mudburra artist of profound cultural
power, Ray Dimakarri Dixon with songs of standing strong
direct from the heart of our country. '
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