MULCH: Performance Picnic in the System Garden | Ian Potter Museum of Art

MULCH: Performance Picnic in the System Garden

08 Nov 2019

Bring a picnic blanket and refreshments and join us for a splendid afternoon of live art and sonic performanceĀ inĀ theĀ University of Melbourne System Garden – an oasisĀ inĀ the heart of the Parkville campus. Performance chemist and curator Lichen Kelp brings together an eclectic range of artists toĀ present aĀ series of site-specific worksĀ inĀ conversation with the plants and local ecologies of the Garden. Chemical reactions, improvised movement, experimental electronics, beekeeping, poetry and perfumery all combineĀ inĀ a dynamic program of esoteric and scientific investigation.

Free, all welcome.Ā Map to the System Garden here.

PROGRAM TIMES

2pm: Welcome by curator Lichen Kelp

David Haines, photographic installation and perfume station accessible throughout the afternoon

2.15 – 3pm: Lisa Lerkenfeldt

from 2.45pm: Nic Dowse (Honey Fingers), participatory poetry and tea ceremony

from 3pm: Loren Kronemyer, durational digging performance

3 – 3.45pm: Tim Uebergang, Horticultural Curator, System Garden tour

4 – 4.45pm: Prof Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck, beekeeping talk

from 5pm: Kelp D and Benjamin Hancock

6pm: Event concludes