Launched on the cusp of a full moon, The Last Vestige existed as a fleeting one-night only art experience set afloat down the Mekong on the vintage boat 'The Hardship' - its destination a private riverfront property on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, where an electronic music party lay waiting ...
Reinforced by a coterie of all-female Australian artists, each room and cabin of the Hardship boat became the setting for a series of mini-dramas, site-specific installation and performance works drawing inspiration from themes related to time-travel, mutancy, and piracy.
Presented across a series of interconnected temporary autonomous zones; 2 bus shuttles, a 'Vulture House' party property, and 'The Hardship' boat, The Last Vestige sought to create a dynamic new exhibition experience toying with the freedoms and comfort levels usually afforded art audiences, sending the audience hurtling as passengers and players into the apocalyptic unknown.
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SALON
Alice Lang
It Came From The River
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CABIN 1
Madeleine King
Luminary Fugitive: The Hitchhiker who suffered an eclipse
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DEPARTURE LOUNGE AND PANTRY
Imagination: Suprnation
immortIS mutatIS mutandIS h5nOneness escort agency and carrier craft service
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CABIN 2
Ladylump
The Ephemeral Flesh Projects
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CABIN 2
Lucy Dyson
Deliver Us From Evil (2006)
Mixed Media, lightboxes
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CABIN 3
Sue Hajdu
Magma II
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CABIN 4
Xiona
The Bush-Couture Bag-Lady of Reptilian GLory
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* Photographic Documentation of Artist Performances: Ngo Dinh Truc
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Thankyou to the following collaborators and supporters for their assistance and goodwill:
. Sonic Accompaniment: Suckaphish P. Jones
. Party Property: Ly Le Hoa, Nguyen Cong Quang, Phan Ngoc Thuong Dung, DJ Mark Jolly, Justin Barerra
. albb assistants: Le Trong Duong, Van Thuy Linh, Julia Mironova, Vu Anh Thu, Le Ngoc Son, Nguyen Tan Dat, Matt Rose
. MAGMA: Ngo Thi Ngoan, Bui Thi Ngoc Thuy, Tong Xuan Tien, Nguyen Ngoc Tri, Phan Chi Mai, Nha May Chau, Ton That Hoan Vu, Alexandra Tolstikova
. The Hardship: Le Thi Tung Suong, Nguyen Van Minh, Captain Ha and the crew
. Showtime: Philip Brophy, Thorin Cagle
. Documentation: Peter Stuckings, Ngo Dinh Truc, Francois Lamontagne
. Design and Print Management: Fabrice Lecouffe, Madeleine Allen-Cawte, Lucas Surtie
Swee Lim and the Staff of Asialink
Kim Machan of MAAP - Multimedia Art Asia Pacific
The artists would like to thank: Mike Riddle, Glenn Anderson, Andrew McNamara, Thu Baumann, Thomas New, Theo Baumann, Dr. Liz Ahern, Jan Lang, Rebecca MacBean, Meg Heaslop, Carmen Tyler, David Spooner