Climate of Violence

Host: Ez [03:50] - This week Ez is joined by Amy Sargeant and Arianna Nixon the creators of an audio visual exhibit at Wreckers Artspace on August 5th from 7:30PM and at 8:30PM.  Amy Sargeant is a Meanjin based visual artist, musician and trans justice advocate. Through installations of sculpture, audio and video Amy’s work responds to her disillusionment with the dysfunctions of the Australian political establishment by reframing the elements of political spectacle. Amy deploys the Situationist method of détournement to destabilise motifs from mainstream politics, activist iconography, symbols and visual cultures.  Arianna Nixon is an emerging artist from Meanjin whose work explores gender and cultural dissonance. Her work reflects on notions of escapism and dialectical materialism in relation to queer & trans struggles, expressed via proprietary analog video techniques. Nixon’s practice draws on the work of postmodern video artists of the 1970s and 80s, and the impressionists of the century preceding.  [13:08] - Ez also discusses the Women's World Cup and how trans inclusive it is and what the future may hold for trans folk interested in playing football (soccer).