The Substation/
Menu/
Nov/
Currently closed

The Substation/ Terre Thaemlitz/​ Lovebomb/

Location
The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport, Victoria 3015, Australia
Dates
12 March 2020
Times
Thu 8–9:30pm
Format
Performance/​Talk
Accessibility

The Substation is an accessible venue.

Admission

$20–25

Tickets

Not available

Award-winning multimedia artist, writer, public speaker, educator and record label boss Terre Thaemlitz takes over The Substation with her uncompromising, confronting and intellectually ignited work.

Thaemlitz's oeuvre resists easy categorisation, spanning the musical spectrum from deep house to neo-expressionist piano solos, glitch to ambient. Her practice is a provocative engagement with identity politics, working through issues of gender, sexuality, class and ethnicity while also digging into the structural dynamics of media production and reception within society.

Lovebomb is an analysis of love as a cultural mechanism that enables otherwise unacceptable acts of violence, as demonstrated by domestic violence, a terrorist's love for her cause and America's vengeful love of freedom. Digitally processed spoken word samples narrate various scenarios of global violence. Sharp video edits of animation, collage and found footage add new layers of depth and dark humour to the "Lovebomb" audio project.

Presented by The Substation in association with Room40 as part of Asia TOPA.

Restricted to 18+: This performance features adult concepts, nudity, surgical images and materials that would not be suitable for young audience members.

Feature image: Courtesy of the artist

Dive deeper/

Sign up to our
newsletter 

1 Market Street, Newport,
Victoria 3015, Australia

Currently closed

Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 11-5pm (03) 9391 1110
info@thesubstation.org.au

We acknowledge and recognise the Ancestors, Elders and families of the Yalukit-willam of the Kulin Nation, who are the traditional custodians of the land that The Substation is on. We extend our respects to their ancestors and elders past, present and emerging, and to all First Nations people.

We are committed to continually improving our services to ensure our events can be enjoyed by all. If you have specific access requirements (including seating arrangements for events) please get in touch.

Privacy Policy

Supporters:

Menu
What's on
Music/​Performance
Vijay Thillaimuthu/​ Oblation/​ 4–8 March 2025/
Prev
Next
Newsletter