ANATOMY'S CONFECTION
A$1,375
of $1,375 targetyrs ago
Successful on 30th Jun 2014 at 1:54AM.
I've been selected to create a new work for Proximity Festival 2014 and I need a little help to make it happen!
Anatomy’s Confection, invites audiences to take part in a private lesson in human flesh. Come with an open mind and leave with an intimate body of knowledge. Part social surgery, part anatomy lesson, part sculpture workshop, this new work seeks to make female sexual anatomy visible and delightfully conversational through a special labour of love.
Did you know?
It is only the tenth year since the detailed, accurate description of the clitoris was re-filtered into key anatomy textbooks and medical curriculum, after years of censorship!
That the revisions were initiated by Australian Urologist, Dr Helen O'Connel - though there was centuries of evidence that this organ spread through the abdomen (it's huge) - she had to LOBBY the Medical Board to have it reinstated in texts and curriculum! It took her 7 years;
That the first 3d sonograph of the clitoris was published in 2005 - 20 years after the male anatomy;
That only two years ago the first charges were laid in Australia for Female Genital Mutilation.
Anatomy's Confection is situated within Fremantle Arts Centre's history as a women’s home and maternity training centre, this project responds to the urgent need for further research on female sexual anatomy and function and the importance of widespread education on this subject.
Thanks to Creative Partnerships, every dollar you pledge up to $1375 will be matched through their Match Crowdfunding for the Independent Arts Sector initiative, provided I reach my target!
This work will be developed and presented as part of Proximity Festival at Fremantle Arts Centre 22 October – 1 November 2014. Proximity Festival is the first platform in Australia dedicated to the creation and presentation of one-on-one intimate performances. Co-founded by James Berlyn, Sarah Rowbottam and Kelli Mccluskey, Proximity Festival provides critical peer support, encouraging artists from all disciplines to experiment with new modes of practice in the creation of participatory art. www.proximityfestival.com
Anatomy’s Confection, invites audiences to take part in a private lesson in human flesh. Come with an open mind and leave with an intimate body of knowledge. Part social surgery, part anatomy lesson, part sculpture workshop, this new work seeks to make female sexual anatomy visible and delightfully conversational through a special labour of love.
Did you know?
It is only the tenth year since the detailed, accurate description of the clitoris was re-filtered into key anatomy textbooks and medical curriculum, after years of censorship!
That the revisions were initiated by Australian Urologist, Dr Helen O'Connel - though there was centuries of evidence that this organ spread through the abdomen (it's huge) - she had to LOBBY the Medical Board to have it reinstated in texts and curriculum! It took her 7 years;
That the first 3d sonograph of the clitoris was published in 2005 - 20 years after the male anatomy;
That only two years ago the first charges were laid in Australia for Female Genital Mutilation.
Anatomy's Confection is situated within Fremantle Arts Centre's history as a women’s home and maternity training centre, this project responds to the urgent need for further research on female sexual anatomy and function and the importance of widespread education on this subject.
Thanks to Creative Partnerships, every dollar you pledge up to $1375 will be matched through their Match Crowdfunding for the Independent Arts Sector initiative, provided I reach my target!
This work will be developed and presented as part of Proximity Festival at Fremantle Arts Centre 22 October – 1 November 2014. Proximity Festival is the first platform in Australia dedicated to the creation and presentation of one-on-one intimate performances. Co-founded by James Berlyn, Sarah Rowbottam and Kelli Mccluskey, Proximity Festival provides critical peer support, encouraging artists from all disciplines to experiment with new modes of practice in the creation of participatory art. www.proximityfestival.com
How The Funds Will Be Used
Proximity Festival 2014 takes place in Fremantle, WA with artists committing to 5 weeks there - a 2 week lab, 1 week production, and 2 week season. The project aims to allow each audience member to take away a sculpture they create.
I'm seeking to raise the remaining minimum development and delivery costs
Artist Fees & Development, Accommodation $2,250
Materials for each audience member to create a sculpture $500
The Challenges
It takes a special kind of context to present a performance work that is intimate, political, challenging and fun. The environment that James Berlyn, Sarah Rowbottam and Kelli Mccluskey have created in Proximity Festival is just the right one and it’s on the other side of the country from where I live!
This project is important to advocate for social change. The intimacy of this one-on-one performance means that whilst it may have a deeper level of engagement from each audience member it will have a limited reach of less than 120 people in the Proximity festival season. To ensure that the content is something that each audience member takes away for discussion with their family and friends they will leave with a small object that they will create during the experience and that I will document to accumulate in a collection that can be exhibited in another context.
This project is important to advocate for social change. The intimacy of this one-on-one performance means that whilst it may have a deeper level of engagement from each audience member it will have a limited reach of less than 120 people in the Proximity festival season. To ensure that the content is something that each audience member takes away for discussion with their family and friends they will leave with a small object that they will create during the experience and that I will document to accumulate in a collection that can be exhibited in another context.
A Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! And think of it as $20 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
7 chosen / 23 available
Est. delivery is Jul 14
A colour-in e-card in the theme of the project + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! Remember to leave your email address so I can send it to you! And think of it as $50 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
7 chosen / 13 available
Est. delivery is Nov 14
A colour-in print in the theme of the project + a personal thank you note from the artist + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! And think of it as $80 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
0 chosen / 20 available
Est. delivery is Nov 14
A 6 x 4” print of a project sculpture with a curious fact story written by the artist on the back + a sachet of Clitoria Ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Tea* to drink OR a sweet delicacy to eat whilst you read it + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! *Tea available for NSW, QLD, TAS and NT only. And think of it as $110 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
7 chosen / 8 available
Est. delivery is Nov 14
Your own sculpture kit including a 6"x4" print of a project sculpture + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! And think of it as $140 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
1 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Nov 14
Experience Proximity Festival before we go public! Join us at our special dress run on Tuesday 21 October* and experience Cat Jones' Anatomy's Confection and three other Proximity Festival works. + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati! *Time TBC And think of it as $160 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Oct 14
A boxed set of 25 selected 6x4" prints of project sculptures made by participants in Proximity 2014 + a Clitorati shoutout through the Twitterati + a thank you on Proximity Festival blog. And think of it as $300 as it is matched $ for $ by Creative Partnerships Australia.
1 chosen / 0 available
Est. delivery is Nov 14