“SAFARI TEAM DIG TO CHINA – PART III”
Safari Team
21 Aug → 12 Sept 2009
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. – Jacques Yves Cousteau.
SAFARI TEAM DIG TO CHINA – PART III is the third and final installment of the team’s treacherous journey through the centre of the earth. After pummeling magma, swimming through lava, battling colossal squids and rowing the silver seas, the team presents their epic tale in a full video installation.
Three nom de plume explorers Pipe, Wings & Violet, dive, smash and DIG their way through crust and core. Guided by maps concocted from myths of what lies beneath, around and above the earths surface. The work explores the accidental doctoring of history by the brains desire to imagine.
Safari Team (Lillian O’Neil, Blaine Cooper and Jon Oldmeadow) is an artist collaborative that has been working across disciplines since 2005. The team formed whilst its three members were studying Fine Art at Monash University, and has since exhibited in Melbourne, Sydney, Italy and Canada. Pursuing a high-energy, DIY aesthetic, the trio utilises a broad range of mediums including video, installation, performance, collage, drawing and sculpture. Inspired by Gilbert & George’s concept of ‘Art for All, Safari Team aims to produce work that can be appreciated by a wide and varied audience, from Australian and international peers and critics to those with little knowledge of contemporary art.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Safari Team (Lillian O’Neil, Blaine Cooper and Jon Oldmeadow) is an artist collaborative that has been working across disciplines since 2005. The team formed whilst its three members were studying Fine Art at Monash University, and has since exhibited in Melbourne, Sydney, Italy and Canada.