17 Mar Tick-Tock: Update on Crowd-Funding

The “A Matter of Time,” exhibition has reached a new milestone in crowd-funding thanks to five new support pledges over the weekend! Anthony & Chad, Paul Dellit, Antonella Di Girolamo, Diane Glen and Susan Faulkner (my little sister), have all made an awesome push towards funding the exhibition. And it’s made a big dent.

The framing cost is now covered entirely by Pozible pledges! It’s the biggest single expense and it’s a huge relief to have it covered and to know that there are 60+ people across the globe who made it possible! Yes!

My partner Luisa and I went to see the Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby at the Powerhouse Comedy Festival yesterday. We laughed so hard we were crying, and we were more than a little self-conscious as we related to Hannah’s often painful growing-up stories. She drew a mixed crowd, though her comedy is decidedly sapphically-laced (and if you Google her, be warned, she does use language, wittily).
What I’m saying is that the Powerhouse has become the cultural hub for Brisbane. Performers from around the world have played at the multi-faceted venue. The exhibitions have hosted annually the prestigious World Press Photo, and internationally renowned documentary practitioners such as Martin Parr, Jodi Bieber and Shahidul Alam, while supporting Australian works by Ricky Maynard, Trent Parke and Katrin Koenning (and there are many, many more to come this year). The multi-functionality of the Powerhouse, hosting festivals, concerts and exhibitions, puts this work in the public’s eye, external of the filter of gallery or museum space.
So, thank -you everyone for your support in getting this work out into the public space, where it belongs. While I hope that the process of being documented has provided some agency for the women involved (and from their feedback, it has), I also hope the work will provide some agency for those who still need to play “the mask game,” as participant Carol Low calls it, but I also hope that in this special space, it can continue a dialogue so badly needed in 2013 Queensland.
One more week ’till bump-in! xH