Divinations in Transit — Festival of Dangerous Ideas
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Divinations in Transit

Marian Abboud [AUS], Vicki Van Hout [AUS]
Multiple sessions
Sun 25 August 11:00am
A surrealist sojourn into mortal musings.

Step into the ethereal realm where the ordinary transcends into the extraordinary as mischief makers, Vicki Van Hout and Marian Abboud, beckon you on a journey towards the enigmatic Hereafter. In this interactive odyssey of self-discovery, prepare to confront your mortality through a kaleidoscope of individual penances, communal meditations, and mystical revelations. From the bizarre to the profound, Divinations in Transit, invites courageous participants to traverse the Carriageworks site, embarking on a quest that blurs the lines between reality and reverie. Amidst the cacophony of magic and mayhem, a poignant question emerges: “Are we truly living in the present, or merely drifting through the currents of time?”. Divinations in Transit challenges you to seize the fleeting present, beckoning you to discover the sublime within the mundane and embrace the infinite possibilities that lie beyond.  

Participatory sessions will occur on site from 11am – 4pm each day, no booking required. Then you are invited to join Vicki and Marian to partake in a final precession to the ultimate sanctuary, at 4:45pm – 5:45pm each day. 

Creation of this work has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Marian Abboud [AUS]

Marian Abboud is a multi-disciplinary socially engaged artist of Lebanese heritage. Living and working on Darug Land. Marian works across various technologies to create collective narratives through projected images that feed into performance, installation and site-specific works. Marian uses multilingualism through movement, video, sound and text to develop live performance. Navigating themes of memory, loss and resilience. Her interests lie in oral histories, ancestral knowledge and collective mythologies. She has exhibited extensively locally and nationally and has collaborated on many dance, performance and knowledge exchange projects including Gudskul’s Sekolah Temujalah at documenta 15, Volume at the AGNSW, Mona Foma Hobart, 24 Frames, Carriageworks, FCMG, Granville Art Centre, Pari, UTS Library and Not Her Reflection, a travelling performance at Artspace. Marian has been appointed as one of the Artistic Directors for Next Wave 24-25 she will be mentoring and collaborating with artists and communities to create alternative learning opportunities. Marian has been successful as one of the studio artists for PAS Granville Artists Studios 24-25.

Photo: Anna Kucera

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Vicki Van Hout [AUS]

Vicki Van Hout is an Indigenous independent artist with over 20 years’ experience. A graduate of NAISDA Dance College and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York, she went on to perform with major Indigenous dance companies, Bangarra Dance Theatre and the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre, before joining forces with Marilyn Miller as a founding member of Fresh Dancers. With Marilyn, Vicki performed Dear Carrie for One extra Dance and Quinkin for the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Her show Briwyant was the first ever show by an independent Indigenous choreographer to tour nationally and was nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Best Achievement in Independent Dance. Vicki was awarded the 2014 NSW Dance Fellowship for established and mid-career artists – the first Indigenous winner of the Fellowship. She has also completed various residencies in Australia and overseas, including in Austria and Singapore.

Photo: Amanda James

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