LANDING
FOLA 2018 DARK MOFO 2018 BLEACH* FESTIVAL 2019
Absurd swimming carnival meets desperate endurance act. Landing is a continuous relay in which the distance between Manus Island and Australia is collectively swum.
Swimmers don island shaped hats to participate in the event, like landforms moving up and down the lanes. Landing audiences are asked to make physical distance an embodied experience, whilst contemplating the murky waters of past and present immigration policy.
This journey will be hosted by a range of performers and speakers; They will guide you, cheer you on and hold you accountable to a range of lived experiences about home and borders and welcomes.
FOLA Melbourne 2018 Image credit: Bryony Jackson
FOLA Melbourne 2018 Image credit: Bryony Jackson
FOLA Melbourne 2018 Image credit: Bryony Jackson
FOLA Melbourne 2018 Image credit: Bryony Jackson
FOLA Melbourne 2018 Image credit: Bryony Jackson
Collaborators FOLA:
Omid Yousofi, Mujtaba Alizada (Muji), Ghaneigh Daghagheleh , Ryan Riyanzati, Gina Terii, Ahmad Asadi, Chloe Mofatt and Anwar Bashir.
Important Voices FOLA:
Ghaneigh Daghagheleh, Bo Svoronos, Alon Shimon Shai-Kaspi, Michael Green, Abdul Aziz Muhamat, Nikos Papastergiadis, Anthony Birch, Uncle Larry Walsh and Aseel Tayah.
Special Thanks FOLA:
Emma Porteus, Rosemary Miller, Angharad Wynne-Jones, Josh Wright, Asha Bee Abraham, Arts House, Situate Arts Lab, St Joseph’s Flexible learning centre
Dark MoFo Hobart 2018 Image Credit: Jacob Collings
Dark MoFo Hobart 2018 Image Credit: Jacob Collings
Dark MoFo Hobart 2018 Image Credit: Jacob Collings
Dark MoFo Hobart 2018 Image Credit: Jacob Collings
Collaborators Dark MoFo:
Surjen Magar, Sarafino Enadio, Narbada Thapa, Zeinab Eldayar, Susmita Khadal, Nadia Aziz Abadi, Samira Salmani, Tha Da, Baktash Hamdard, Leyla Tajik, Sasmika Rai, Murad Abdi, Haben Gezae, Leya Gebretinsaie, Kwot Omod, Fatema Fazeli, Magda Gamar, Lila Chuwan, Mohammad Nazari and Zabidullah Mohammadi
Important Voices Dark MoFo:
Nala Mansell, Abdul Aziz Muhamat, Aseel Tayah
Special Thanks Dark MoFo:
Emma Porteus, Alison Wilkes, Sally Thompson, the Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania, Ainslie Macaulay, Situate Art in Festivals, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hirut Woodcharmichael, Doone Kennedy Aquatic centre, Andrew Reason and Dark MoFo.