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Could you live with nothing but pho and origami for ten straight days?
Overview
Next Wave Director, Emily Sexton, once described this artist's work as having an "eloquent politics", and this latest offering is no exception. From March 1 - 11, Phuong Ngo will be living in plain sight at No Vacancy Gallery with the same rations his parents had on their 10-day boat journey to Australia in 1981. In an act with obvious but important political implications, Ngo invites audience members to sit with him during the work and fold origami boats out of bank notes while listening to narrative recordings of other Vietnamese refugees. On the final night these boats will be burned in a huge, ritualistic fire.
This event originally appeared as one of our top picks for the 2014 Next Wave Festival. See the full list here.
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Thu, May 1, 2014 - Sun, May 11, 2014
Thu, May 1 - Sun, May 11, 2014
QV Building, 34-40 Jane Bell Lane
Melbourne
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