‘The 24 Hour Experience’ will see a band of like-minded art explorers travel through a transformative 24 hours. Harking back to the classic notion of adventure, this one-off happening will transfigure Melbourne’s landscape, spaces and inhabitants into an unknown terrain to be excavated and examined.
‘The 24 Hour Experience’ is a utopian vision of a city: a series of 24 live works developed by artists and ordinary people who have been inspired by the poetic minutiae of everyday life.
Beginning at Federation Square, ‘The 24 Hour Experience’ takes place in locations including the State Library, the Magistrates’ Court, Melbourne City baths, Malthouse Theatre, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Princes Bridge, the Queen Victoria Gardens and other mystery locations.
‘The 24 Hour Experience’ is durational and unique, characterised by intimate and experiential works that integrate its audience into the encounter. At times ‘The 24 Hour Experience’ draws audience members into its commentary, to become characters in a ‘living documentary’ of the city. Tread the much-walked paths of public spaces such as the GPO toilets with new eyes, or enter the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine for a perspective historically hidden from public view.
This one-off opportunity will quench a thirst for uncharted territory in a cityscape: explorers, art lovers and travelers alike, banding together across 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night to collect and create the untold stories of Melbourne and its people.
‘The 24 Hour Experience’ is a living documentary of the lesser-heard perspectives of a city, premiering as part of the inaugural Festival of Live Art.
The 24 Hour Experience
12pm 29 March to 12pm 30 March, 2014
Melbourne
