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By: Damien Worst
Date: 15th Mar 06
Medium: Mixed
Drink: Dandy shandy
What:
Of Monkeys Mice and (Space) Men
Where:
Bus Gallery, 117 Little Lonsdale St
When:
14th March – 1 April, Wed - Fri 12-6pm, Sat 12-5pm
How much:
Free
Info:
9662 2442 or www.nextwave.org.au
Ever since Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket from his Aunt Effie’s farm in Massachusetts, man has been launching animals into the atmosphere.
From Laika the Russian pooch and Ham the chimp, to pioneering little fruit flies, these are the quiet heroes of space exploration, whose efforts up until now have gone largely unnoticed.
At long last, Lucy Dyson has created a shrine for these forgotten champions with her solo exhibition Of Monkeys, Mice and (Space) Men. Part of the Next Wave Festival, the freelance animator (whose works include video clips for Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, and TZU) uses a series of mixed artworks to explore and give voice to the oddities of animal space travel because it would seem that in space… no one can hear you bark.