MISSION SURGE
Parallel Park
29
March 2018
29
March
2018
13
April 2018
Night Screen
MISSION SURGE is a 12-minute long durational performance work developed at West Space within the ‘Performance in Progress’ residency. The work consists of two performers, Parallel Park, navigating a 4-meter long double sit-on-top kayak around the gallery. The work shifts from wide shots to close ups showing the tension and endurance of working in tandem.Affectionately nicknamed ‘the Divorce Boat’ the kayak functions as a symbol for collaboration, as it unveils the power dynamics between a working duo. In order to surge forward, the duo has to perform an equal effort of the same motions, surrendering individual ego to operate as one. While this work looks closely at the mechanics of collaboration, it also aims to ask questions about Romantic cliché’s and how to navigate queer politics within the context of the contemporary white cube.
MISSION SURGE is a 12-minute long durational performance work developed at West Space within the ‘Performance in Progress’ residency. The work consists of two performers, Parallel Park, navigating a 4-meter long double sit-on-top kayak around the gallery. The work shifts from wide shots to close ups showing the tension and endurance of working in tandem.Affectionately nicknamed ‘the Divorce Boat’ the kayak functions as a symbol for collaboration, as it unveils the power dynamics between a working duo. In order to surge forward, the duo has to perform an equal effort of the same motions, surrendering individual ego to operate as one. While this work looks closely at the mechanics of collaboration, it also aims to ask questions about Romantic cliché’s and how to navigate queer politics within the context of the contemporary white cube.
Parallel Park
Parallel Park is the collaborative art practice between artists Holly Bates and Tay Haggarty. The focus of the collaboration is concentrated on playfully exploring the external influences that impact queerness and the intricacies of the artist’s relationship. The collaboration heavily employs play as process, which takes form through performance, video and installation. The engagement with play and spontaneity allows for both practices to weave into the making process, resulting in erotically and humorously charged works that contain a strong sense of duality.The duo have worked collaboratively for six years, exhibiting works at various spaces nationally such as UNSW (Sydney), Metro Arts (Brisbane), FELT Space (Adelaide), BUS Projects (Melbourne) and Hobiennalle (Hobart).