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Australia's post-Olympic apocalypse?

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Scheer, Edward (2008) Australia's post-Olympic apocalypse? PAJ - A Journal of Performance and Art, Vol.30 (No.1 (PAJ 88)). pp. 42-56. doi:10.1162/pajj.2008.30.1.42

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Abstract

On April 8, 2005, at 6.30 p.m., sixty-year-old Australian performance artist
Mike Parr commenced a performance action entitled Kingdom Come and/
or Punch Holes in the Body Politic before an audience of mostly students,
journalists, and artists at Artspace in Sydney. In a bright orange suit, complete with
matching shoes and socks, and a handkerchief in the breast pocket of the jacket, Parr
sat on an orange chair beneath powerful lights and a battery of cameras. Attached
to the toes of his right foot was a small electrode, which transmitted a low-voltage
shock whenever anyone activated the electroshock system by crossing the path of
sensors located in front and to the sides of the space where Parr sat. The voltage
was just strong enough to force Parr’s body into a momentary spasm and his face to
register shock and anger. Crossing the path of the sensors also triggered a microphone
and a video camera that beamed a dissolving image of Parr’s surprised, irritated face
onto the wall of an adjacent gallery.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Parr, Mike, 1945- -- Criticism and interpretation, Performance art -- Australia
Journal or Publication Title: PAJ - A Journal of Performance and Art
Publisher: M I T Press
ISSN: 1520-281X
Official Date: January 2008
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2008Published
Volume: Vol.30
Number: No.1 (PAJ 88)
Number of Pages: 15
Page Range: pp. 42-56
DOI: 10.1162/pajj.2008.30.1.42
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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