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Interactive Digital Resource
How to use this resource
This resource is designed for the classroom, displayed on an interactive whiteboard or via a PC/laptop and projector.
Information for teachers, and suggested learning activities are contained within the notes section, along with links to further education resources.
The Wandering: Moving images from the MCA Collection
The Wandering features a selection of moving image works from the MCA’s Collection.
There are over 4,000 artworks in the MCA Collection.
What kinds of work does the Museum collect?
Curator Glenn Barkley explains…
Pre-Visit
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What is new media art?
Patricia PiccininiSandman 2002
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Daniel von Sturmer Material from Another Medium (Sequence 2) 2001
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Pre-Visit
What is new media art?
How would you explain new media art to a friend?
Can you suggest a definition for new media art here?
Pre-Visit
New media art =
New media: new language
Can you use examples from the works you’ve just seen to explain some of these key terms? Look up any words that are new.
Pre-Visit
Press Pause!During Visit
The Wandering : Moving images from the MCA CollectionInstallation view
Grant Stevens: Focus on narrative
Grant Stevens uses animated text to create a visual narrative.
Try this Recall Challenge!
Watch The Wandering
Work in pairs - try and retell the story. What ideas or images can you recall?
Watch the work again
What else can be added? Did you miss anything the first time?
Grant StevensThe Wandering 2009
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Post-Visit
Grant Stevens (continued…)
The Artist’s Voice:Watch an interview with Grant Stevens.
How does the artist describe his practice?
What kind of material does he draw on for his work?
In what ways does Stevens think about his audience when he makes his work?
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Post-Visit
Grant StevensThe Wandering 2009
Grant Stevens (continued…)
The Wandering: Conducted Performance
Use a fragment from The Wandering as inspiration for a piece of writing.
Stand in a circle around your ‘conductor’ who will direct a performance of your readings.
The conductor may experiment with multiple voices, speed and volume to create a performance!
Post-Visit
Grant StevensThe Wandering (still), 2009
Shaun Gladwell: Focus on Speed
How does the speed of a moving image work change the way we see?
Watch these excerpts from Shaun Gladwell’s Kickflipper: Fragments Edit.
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Shaun GladwellKickflipper: Fragments Edit 2000-03
Post-Visit
Shaun Gladwell (continued…)
Show us your ‘slow-motion moves’!
Mime a simple action of a hobby or pastime.
Perform it in slow-motion or speed it up in a ‘fast-forward’.
Record your actions and watch them back.
How does the speed of your movement change the visual impact of your action?
Shaun GladwellKickflipper: Fragments Edit (still) 2000-03
Post-Visit
Shaun Gladwell (continued…)
The Artist’s voice:
Watch an interview with Shaun Gladwell.
Why do you think Gladwell’s works have been described as ‘moving paintings’?
Post-Visit
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Shaun Gladwell (continued…)
Shaun Gladwell has described new media art as an “organised series of still images”.
Create a plan to transform Kickflipper into a series of four paintings.
Sketch an outline for each painting.
What elements will you focus on?
Post-Visit
Shaun GladwellKickflipper: Fragments Edit (stills) 2000-03
Lauren Brincat: Focus on performance
Lauren Brincat creates artworks that document an action in endurance performances.
How is the artist affected by the performance?
How does the performance show time passing?
Lauren BrincatHear This 2011
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Post-Visit
Lauren Brincat (continued…)
The Endurance Experience
Work in pairs to develop an idea for an endurance performance.
Present your performance to the class.
What are the challenges of your performance?
How did your audience respond?
Lauren BrincatHear This 2011
Post-Visit
Todd McMillan: Focus on time
Todd McMillanBy the Sea 2004
Caspar David FriedrichMonk by the Sea 1809
Post-Visit
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Todd McMillan (continued…)
The Artist’s voice:
Watch an interview with Todd McMillan.
What were the challenges of his endurance performance?
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Post-Visit
Todd McMillan (continued…)
Todd McMillanBy the Sea 2004
Imagine you are the performer in By the Sea:
Watch the work again and create a stream-of-consciousness response. Where does your mind take you?
Create a ‘time-lapse’ or summarised version of your response. What are the key thoughts, ideas or images that remain?
What form could your response take? (A performance? Drawing? Writing?)
Post-Visit
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Tracey Moffatt: Focus on montage
In Other (2010) Tracey Moffatt uses ‘montage’ to build a narrative that investigates the idea of ‘first encounter’.
How does this editing technique create meaning in the work?
Tracey MoffattOther 2010
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Post-Visit
Tracey Moffatt (continued…)
Create a DIY montage:
Think of your favourite lines from a movie, song or TV show.
Perform your quote in a group to create a montage.
Experiment with the order of your quotes - does this change the meaning of your performance?
Try this again...but based on a theme! For example, love, death or goodbyes…
Tracey MoffattOther (still) 2010
Post-Visit
Daniel Crooks: Focus on Sound
Daniel CrooksStatic No.12 (seek stillness in movement) 2009-10
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In Static No.12, Daniel Crooks creates a soundtrack that involves a combination of sounds.
What contribution does sound make to your experience of Static No.12?
Post-Visit
Daniel Crooks (continued…)
Daniel CrooksStatic No.12 (seek stillness in movement) 2009-10
Static No.12 Sound Drawing
Translate the soundtrack into a ‘sound drawing’.
As you listen to the soundtrack, create a drawing on paper that responds to the different sounds that you hear.
How will you represent the different layers of sound?
Post-Visit
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The white cube vs. black box: How can new media art be displayed?
Post-Visit
Extension project:‘Every human being is an artist’
Experiment with narrative or the idea of ‘social sculpture’ by creating a 5 Vignettes video.
That is, 5 clips x 5 seconds each = 25 second narrative.
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Post-Visit
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Our supporters:This exhibition has been supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments.
We also appreciate the support of Deutsche Bank, our Education Partner.