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Title

Capturing the art of living

Author(s)

Tofts, Darren

Abstract

'Rear Window' is one of the projects of the 2009 commissions season. It is a video installation exploring the role of Melbourne’s laneways in the contemporary working lives of the people in Chinatown. This work links Chinatown and contemporary film culture, making a connection between the foreign world presented in Asian cinema and the local reality of the Chinese community living in Melbourne. It creates a visual continuum that links past habitation in these alleys with the reality of their contemporary use. The Laneway Commissions were conceived as an ongoing opportunity for artists to contribute to the interpretation of the urban environment. Now entering their seventh season, these commissions are a well recognised and much discussed aspect of city life for residents, workers and visitors. A series of site-specific projects across the central city, the Laneway Commissions engage deeply with Melbourne's distinct laneway topography.

Publication type

Catalogue essay

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences

Source

Paper appeared in the catalogue for Sue McCauley and Keith Deverill's 'Rear Window' installation, which was commissioned by the City of Melbourne for the 2009 Laneways Commissions, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 05 June-01 August 2009

Publication year

2009

Keyword(s)

Art exhibitions;  Chinatown;  Chinese Australians;  Contemporary art;  Film;  Installation art;  Laneways;  Melbourne

Publisher

City of Melbourne

Publisher URL

http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/lanewayc/Pages/LanewayCommissions.aspx