The Moment of Disappearance – Performance Space

Overview

It's as if Francis Bacon’s most violent paintings have come to life on screen. Pairing disturbing photography with jarring soundscapes, Performance Space's The Moment of Disappearance can only be appropriately described by one word: uncomfortable.

The Moment of Disappearance is a multisensory installation, which identifies the underlying history of displacement and violence in Australia and nternational island cities. Visual artist Kate McMillan has created a series of large scale immersive projections, juxtaposing calming frames of flowing water cut with footage of the aggressive deconstruction of a a giant octopus. The whole piece is set to a score composed by Cat Hope and performed by The London Improvisational Orchestra — an aural journey reminiscent of sounds heard in Hitchcock films.

Viewers are invited to visit the exhibition from November 6 to 29 with a few special inclusions throughout the duration of the program. On November 6 and 7, there'll be a live performance of the score by original composer Cat Hope and The Decibel Ensemble, where you're invited to plunge your body through reverberations of high-pitched screeches and sub-bass drones. On November 8 at 11am there'll be a free artist talk for viewers to learn more about the thought process behind Kate McMillian's work and her methods of creation. Finally, on November 20 at 8pm there will be an exclusive noise music masterclass with Cat Hope herself.