Terrapin

Matter Era

Background image: on a grey surface we see a collection of random objects, a ball of fur, tiny black balls and long stick like bits of white plastacine
Credit: Matter Era creative development, 2023. Image: Peter Mathew
By Terrapin and Tim Spooner (UK)

When and What

  • Future
  • Public Space

Summary

  • Boldly exploring the possibilities of puppetry and animatronics.
  • A durational installation work unfolding over six hours
  • A unique collaboration between Terrapin and UK-based artist Tim Spooner
  • Suitable for festivals, galleries and theatre spaces

Impact

  • Supported by the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program and focused on building cross-country connections between artists
  • Developed over two intensive international residencies in London and Hobart
On a grey surface we see a tight grouping of black little balls, on the edge the balls frey at the edges and in the middle there is a white piece of mouldable plastic
Matter Era creative development, 2023. Image: Peter Mathew

Description

Matter Era invites you into a post-human world - an ecosystem imagined entirely without people. Part installation, part performance, it blends experimental puppetry with animated objects and materials to bring a living, unpredictable landscape to life.

Pullout quote

It feels like an old fashioned puppetry trope in a way… we were quite interested in what happens when you go back to the human beings being invisible.
– Tim Spooner
on a black surface there is a bunch of fur with a white piece of plasticine poking out
Matter Era creative development, 2023. Image: Peter Mathew

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  • On a grey surface we see a random grouping of black little balls, on the edge the balls frey at the edges and in the middle there is a white piece of mouldable plastic
    Matter Era creative development, 2023. Image: Peter Mathew

Partners

Terrapin and Matter Era are supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program.

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