Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre’s major summer exhibition, ‘Jamming with Strangers’, on from 4 December to 27 February 2022, looks at what it feels like to connect to community and culture through music and how it can create a sense of belonging.
The exhibition includes artworks and new commissions by Western Sydney artists, talks, musical performances, colourful costume and fashion, and WEST BALL 3 takes vogueing and ballroom culture to the dance floor.
Multimedia artist and performer My Le Thi and musician, producer, instrument technician and creator Azo Bell, present Gukoongboom (2021), a tuned percussion structure built from 21 PVC pipes that functions as both musical instrument and sculpture, complete with playing stations that invite audiences to participate in unique musical performance collaborations.
My Le Thi and Azo Bell, Gukoongboom, 2021. Courtesy the artists and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney
Artists include: Troy-Anthony Baylis, Carla & Lisa Wherby, Blu Jay, David McDiarmid, Fetu Taku & Billy Keohavong, Gillian Kayrooz, Jamaica Moana, Joanne Saad, Joshua Taliani, Julian Day, Kerry Toomey, Kevin Diallo, Ladstreet, Leila el Rayes & Justine Youssef, Māhia aka Kaos, My Le Thi & Azo Bell, Tina Havelock Stevens and Xander Khoury.
Super Critical Mass (Julian Day and Luke Jaaniste), AURA, 2012, performance and photographic series. Photograph: Alex Wisser. Courtesy the artists and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
