Past Event
The Progress Festival theme ‘connectivity’ has inspired the Slow Art Collective to weave and wend an interactive installation throughout the festival. Participants are encouraged to slow down, join in and experience the wonder that is Slow Art. Enjoy a crafternoon during Progress Festival and take part in making a new installation for the foyer of the Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts!
Slow Art Collective is an artistic collective that focuses on creative practices and ethics relating to environmental sustainability, material ethics, DIY culture and collaboration. As an interdisciplinary group of artists, Slow Art Collective is interested in process-driven practices where the focus is on the act of making.
Slow Art is about slow exchanges of value rather than the fast, monetary exchange of value. It is about the slow absorption of culture through community links by creating something together and blurring the boundary between the artists and viewers. It is a sustainable art practice, not an extreme solution; a reasonable alternative to deal with real problems in contemporary art practice.
Collaboration is intrinsic to all facets of their work. Since 2009 Slow Art Collective has undertaken a range of projects that address the crossovers between artistic practice, creative sustainability and individual responsibility. Recently commissioned projects include Tokyo Biennale, TarraWarra Museum of Arts, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Powerhouse Museum, Mpavillion (Royal Melbourne Botanic Garden, Monash University and Dockland), Melbourne Now at the NGV, Gertrude Contemporary and Esplanade Singapore. Slow Art Collective received and awarded many grants, including Creative Victoria, the Australian Council and the City of Melbourne.
Slow Art Collective is currently helmed by Chaco Kato and Dylan Martorell, who invite collaborators to join them for individual projects.
After the installation workshops, you can join Chaco and Dylan, along with Kon Dimopoulos, creator of The Blue Trees, to hear them speak about their
creative processes during Progress Festival.
Slow Art: Real Life Connection
Slow Art Collective and Kon Dimopoulos (The Blue Trees)
Wednesday 30th August, 12:30pm
60 minutes duration
David Li Sound Gallery
