What is the central premise of Collab-rah-doodle?
Collab-rah-doodle is an interactive visual art social experiment inviting anyone and everyone, regardless of background, age and ability to come and actively participate in the visual art-making process.
If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say?
People are invited to literally give me a random abstract nonsense squiggle on canvas and together we discuss what we can see and ‘what it all means”. I then turn that random squiggle into a finished and cohesive piece of art. The idea is to stimulate creative thinking, discussion and storytelling at the same time as having fun making visual art together as a community.
What do you want the audience to take away from Collab-rah-doodle?
I want people to feel more engaged and interested in visual art. I want to encourage and stimulate imagination and critical thinking. In a world of disintegrating news media, isn’t it worthwhile to encourage different ways of seeing things?
If your show was a flavour, what would it be and why?
It’s an exhibition and interactive experience which is designed to inspire imagination and therefore the flavour options would be endless. For me personally, probably a mixed berry sorbet with a side of hummus – tomorrow cheese twisties.
Where do you plan to take your show after Melbourne Fringe?
No concrete plans as yet, however global domination would be nice. It would be a lot of responsibility, however it’d be fun. Happy to start with Edinburgh Fringe.
Get involved with Collab-rah-doodle at Fitzroy’s The Motley Bauhaus from Thursday September 12 until Thursday September 26 (bar Sundays), 6pm — 9:30pm each night. It’s all free.
