Editorial by Simon Sellars: My first exposure to serious architectural discourse came from the novels of J.G. Ballard, which feature a series of failed architects. In the Ballardian universe, because architecture often utilises funds from …
Nebula: Portable Art
Designed by Andrew Maynard Architects, Nebula is a mobile gallery and workspace allowing artists with disabilities to bring their work into the wider community. Simon Sellars talks to the architect about this portable project. Photography: Nic …
Visualising the City: Ash Keating and Dorian Farr on Speculative Art and Architecture in Christchurch
Ash Keating in Christchurch. Photo courtesy SCAPE. In 2010, Melbourne artist Ash Keating produced Gardensity, an installation for the SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space. Gardensity took the form of a fictional property development …
Body Architecture: An Interview with Lucy McRae
Lucy McRae’s provocative ‘body silhouettes’ reshape the human form, subjecting it to extreme vortices of pressure: from technology, the natural environment, even from raw emotion. She speaks to Simon Sellars about the inspirations driving her career.
The Light-Painter of Mojave D: An Interview with Troy Paiva
ABOVE: ‘Joshua Says GO!’ by Troy Paiva. ‘A 30s twin-tail Lockheed Electra does the big sleep at Aviation Warehouse. Night, full moon, red-gelled strobe flash. Canon 20D.’ Originally published on ballardian.com, 6 June 2008. The …
Cornerfold: Reinvigorating Web Writing
Cornerfold screenshot: I Am A Toaster: Courtney Collins/Allison Colpoys by Simon Sellars Originally published in RealTime magazine, no. 55 June–July 2003. The New York Times recently posited that only two things succeed on the Internet: …
Juan Ford: Counting Clones
Photo: Simon Sellars. Melbourne artist Juan Ford is on a hot streak, his recent paintings blending innovative technique with spiritual enquiry, unlocking the unfathomable mysteries of human existence. Aligning his work with recent debates on …