Claire: Inter Collective Online

Before I am booted off the Perth Creatives blog I want to update about the new Inter Collective website we have been very preoccupied with. As the Inter Collective relocates to Hobart, Tasmania, for a year of Honours study, this might be the best way to keep informed with any new projects we tackle whilst off the mainland.

The website was built and designed by the talented Mr MacRae, and utilises full-screen images with minimal 'design', as such. Because the visual is so important in creative work, and photography is the most important document we have of our ephemeral projects, we really wanted the images to speak for themselves, and so it seemed like the nicest and most effective way of presenting an archive of our work. It's also a design Alex and I have been interested in for ages and waiting to use on something special, so we're pretty excited to see it live!

Check it out at intercollective.com.au

Tasmania is but a cheap flight away! Come visit!

Claire: freerange.org.au

Allow me to introduce the new Free Range website.

Built and designed by our very own A. Mac. I'm a litttttle bit obsessed with it at the moment, and so proud/excited to see free range up and running at a very lovely pace, and relieved to have our internet presence finally up to date again, yay!

James: Around Perth Winter 2009

Although the current group of Elusive Isolation contributers seem to be having a sleepy winter (I know I've only now got something to update on) Perth continues to have some cool stuff going on.

Dropstitch has some cool photos from the Condor Tower project. It all looks pretty awesome. I remember when I used to take the train a lot more I always wished that people would paint more murals on all the grey concrete girders and walls of the freeways like the one of the children under the mitchell freeway on wellington st that has been there for years.

The Condor Tower project seems to be really going for that idea with success. From my basic understanding it is being orchestrated by the Ololo production group. Check out their site and give them some big ups.

I've also joined the Theatre and the Colour Passion group on facebook. It's organised by Mischa Ipp and Sarah McKellar and the basic motive is to get more people from Perth going to Theatre, especially younger people with not much money.

They try to organise discount tickets to a theatre show on the last Friday of every month. They also try to organise an exclusive Q&A with the cast and crew after the show! Not sure if they are doing it this Friday because they had the last one on July 3rd but do join the group!

This is especially good if you are one of those people who are like 'Oh, I always mean to go but never get around to organising it or finding someone to go with.' Now you have no excuse! Just keep the last friday of the month free, follow the updates on the group and invite your friends. Check it out!

James: Our impact as artists and other podcast discussions.

I was listening to an episode of The Treatment the other day, featuring Darren Aronofsky (Direct iTunes link here). One topic he brought up really struck me. It seems as he is getting older that he is starting to admire people who live life as art more than those who produce art. "Making physical products is questionable... We should all be dancers."

I think what he says is quite true though, the impact a film can have on the environment is likely gigantic. From, as he points out, the chemicals required to produce and develop film strip to (and what I believe is likely far worse) all the plastic needed to produce and all the fuel burnt to ship so that we can ultimately bring dvds to a store near you is likely astronomical. While artists who effect people just by being in their presence don't produce a product, they are the product, they are art.

Another discussion I found worth listening to was on episode 12 of the Slash film After Dark podcast, found on the regular Slash filmcast feed (Direct iTunes link here). The question being asked?

Is Wall-E a Date Rapist?

I think that should be enough to wet your appetite.

James: Exciting Package

I got an exciting package in the mail today. At the moment i'm in the middle of "crunch", a term I use to describe one of those black weeks where multiple due dates occur. I have little time for paid work, so living on low paychecks mean partial poverty.

While waiting for crappy old technology to render, I sometimes day dream of what I could afford on my credit card that would bring joy if I hadn't gone on a certain adventure.

Thankfully, I have found a solution... and It's a whole lot better than what I could have thought. The Home Time Bell Online Store has some cool, modestly priced, stuff for sale and I'm guessing its only just getting started. And guess what! I have the very first unboxing photos!

The pictures on the website don't

really do the quality of these prints justice. I love getting neat little packages of goodies. Now I can't wait for a future pay cheque so I can get these hung on my new wall and buy a third print so that I have a trilogy. Anyway, I think that's enough of a promo, you get the idea, I reccomend checking it all out.

Plus, If you buy quick, you get a totally rad bonus which is probably worth just as much as the prints themselves. I'm looking forward to seeing more from The Home Time Bell.

James: Simon Pegg

I was listening to Simon Pegg on the "The Treatment" podcast. He was talking about how the first Star Wars movies were about Vietnam, and how The Force Unleashed video game is about making Omelets...

That was enough for me to recommend it to you... In case Simon Pegg wasn't already enough reason to reccomend it... Anyway, you'll see what I mean when you listen to it.

I'm looking forward to seeing his new movie on cheap tuesday next week, it's getting some interesting mixed reviews.