Public Art Park ’23
Testing Grounds
Public Art Park is an outdoor program featuring 26 projects over two weeks, with a focus on activities that engage directly with the site and its market context.
We invite you to come and join us and engage with a public program of talks, activities, events and performances. Public Art Park is about coming together to be in a place, learn from a place and contribute to cultures of place. It is about making a space, it is about being, doing and sharing in public.
For six weeks Testing Grounds, in collaboration with Ilana Russell and Lana Nguyen, has been running a creative development lab.
This Lab made time and space for creative ideas, and 26 projects have been developed through the Lab for Public Art Park. The Lab focused on drawing out ideas about this place – the Victoria Market and its surroundings – and developing creative works in response. The Lab was a convivial space where we gathered each week, made lunch, discussed ideas and developed projects.
Thank you to Jordan Lacey, Alistair Kirkpatrick, Zena Cumpston, Nikos Papastergiadis and Fiona Hillary for sharing with us during this time.
List of Projects:
| 1 |
A Call For
Fermentation Jacqui Gordon | Saturday 14 October: 10am – 4pm Sunday 15 October: 12pm – 7pm |
| 2 |
Ad+Verse Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | Everyday |
| 3 |
Boxed In Daniel Coulson | Everyday |
| 4 |
Cafe Feelings:
Labne Nic Dowse (Honey Fingers) and Stella Dowse | Friday 13 October: 8am – 5pm |
| 5 |
co-worm-ing Emily Simek, Joy Zhou and a mobile worm farm | Everyday Saturday 14 October: 2pm |
| 6 |
Hereditary
Symbols Linda Studena | Everyday 8, 13, 15, 20 & 22 October: 11am – 3pm |
| 7 |
How Are
You? Jenny Hector | 4, 5, 12 & 13 October: 10am – 2pm |
| 8 | how is
work? Bea Rubio-Gabriel | Saturday 21 October: 12pm – 2pm |
| 9 | plane tree
plans Briony Galligan | Thursday 12 & 19 October: 9am – 4pm |
| 10 | Regulatory
Nonsense & The Best Laid Plans Loren Adams |
7-9, 11-13, 18-22 October: 7am
Drawing Friday 13 October: 3pm snack & chat |
| 11 |
Signs of
Life Kristy-Lee | Saturday 7 October: 1pm – 3pm |
| 12 |
SITE-BEING
TOURS Kareen Adam | 19, 20, 21, 22 October: Self-guided tours all-day 19, 21 October: Guided tours start at 11am, 2:30pm & 4pm |
| 13 | Skylines/Groundlines EXCX | Everyday |
| 14 | Slow Walking
Race Jessica Tanto | Friday 13 October: 10am – 2pm Saturday 21 October: 11am – 3pm |
| 15 | There’s
Lichen on Batmans Memorial Tendergrass | Everyday: 5am-7am Sunday 15, 22 October: 1pm – 3pm |
| 16 | We the People —
Heritage Zone Katie Sfetkidis | 12-15, 19-22 October: 10am – 3pm |
| 17 | Worth
While Mick Klepner Roe and Jinghua Qian | Sunday 15 October: Starting 10am, 12pm & 2pm |
| 18 | Artificial
Nature Finn Arundel | 7-22 Oct |
| 19 |
EOI(AU) Eitan Ritz, Ollie Cox & Imogen Cygler | 7-22 Oct |
| 20 | Beneath the Pavement, the earth Billy Zeik Kelleher | 12-16 October: 11am – 4pm |
| 21 | Componential Beings Eduardo Sarmiento | Everyday |
| 22 | Playing with Public Pedagogy Hannah Morel | 12-13 October: 10am – 2pm 14 October: 9am – 2pm |
| 23 | Speed Awkward Date Ana Sanchez | Wednesday 11 & 18 October: 6pm – 8pm |
| 24 | Towards the Tonal Centre: a journey through
sound Vivienne Tate | Saturday 14 & 21 October: 12pm – 2pm |
| 25 | VOW – The Pedestal Project The Rubbish Collective Catherine Magill | Wednesday 11 & 18 October: 6:30pm – 7:30pm Saturday 14 & 21 October: 12pm – 2pm |
| 26 | Access Hamish Annan | Friday 20 October: 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Daily Schedule:
Saturday, October 7
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 9am – 3pm |
| Signs of Life | Kristy-Lee | 1pm – 3pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Sunday, October 8
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| Hereditary Symbols | Linda Studena | 11am – 3pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Monday, October 9
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Tuesday, October 10
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Wednesday, October 11
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| Speed Awkward Date | Ana Sanchez | 6pm – 8pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Thursday, October 12
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| plane tree plans | Briony Galligan | 9am – 4pm |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| How Are You? | Jenny Hector | 10am – 2pm |
| Playing with Public Pedagogy | Hannah Morel | 10am – 2pm |
| Public Art Park Communal Lunch | 12-2pm | |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Friday, October 13
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| How Are You? | Jenny Hector | 10am – 2pm |
| Playing with Public Pedagogy | Hannah Morel | 10am – 2pm |
| Cafe Feelings: Labne | Nic Dowse (Honey Fingers) and Stella Dowse | 8am – 5pm |
| Slow Walking Race | Jessica Tanto | 10am – 2pm |
| Regulatory Nonsense | Loren Adams | 3pm snack & chat |
| Hereditary Symbols | Linda Studena | 11am – 3pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
Saturday, October 14
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| Playing with Public Pedagogy | Hannah Morel | 9am – 2pm |
| A Call For Fermentation (Assemble + ferment) | Jacqui Gordon | 10am – 4pm |
| Towards the Tonal Centre: a journey through sound | Vivienne Tate | 12pm – 2pm |
| VOW – The Pedestal Project / The Rubbish Collective | Catherine Magill | 12pm – 2pm |
| co-worm-ing | Emily Simek, Joy Zhou and a mobile worm farm | 2pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Sunday, October 15
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| Worth While | Mick Klepner Roe and Jinghua Qian | Starting at 10am, 12pm and 2pm |
| Hereditary Symbols | Linda Studena | 11am – 3pm |
| A Call For Fermentation (Cook + Digest) | Jacqui Gordon | 12pm – 7pm |
| There’s Lichen on Batmans Memorial | Tendergrass | 1pm – 3pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
Monday, October 16
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Tuesday, October 17
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Wednesday, October 18
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| Speed Awkward Date | Ana Sanchez | 6pm – 8pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Thursday, October 19
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| SITE-BEING TOURS | Kareen Adam | Self-guided tours all day. Guided tours starting at 2:30pm and 4pm |
| plane tree plans | Briony Galligan | 9am – 4pm |
| Public Art Park Thursday Lunch | 12pm – 2pm | |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Friday, October 20
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| Hereditary Symbols | Linda Studena | 11am – 3pm |
| Access | Hamish Annan | 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
| SITE-BEING TOURS | Kareen Adam | Self-guided tours all day |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
Saturday, October 21
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| Slow Walking Race | Jessica Tanto | 11am – 3pm |
| HOW IS WORK | Bea Rubio-Gabriel | 12pm – 2pm |
| SITE-BEING TOURS | Kareen Adam | Self-guided tours all day Guided tours starting at 11am, 2:30pm and 4pm |
| Towards the Tonal Centre: a journey through sound | Vivienne Tate | 12pm – 2pm |
| VOW – The Pedestal Project / The Rubbish Collective | Catherine Magill | 12pm – 2pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
Sunday, October 22
| There’s Lichen on Batman’s Memorial (Projection) | Tendergrass | 5am – 7am |
| Best Laid Plans | Loren Adams | 7am |
| We the People — Heritage Zone | Katie Sfetkidis | 10am – 3pm |
| Hereditary Symbols | Linda Studena | 11am – 3pm |
| There’s Lichen on Batmans Memorial | Tendergrass | 1pm – 3pm |
| Closing Afternoon BBQ | Testing Grounds | 3pm – 6pm |
| Boxed In | Daniel Coulson | All day |
| SITE-BEING TOURS | Kareen Adam | Self-guided tours all day |
| Ad+Verse | Debris Facility Pty Ltd (& Associates) | All day |
| Hereditary Symbols (Installation) | Linda Studena | All day |
| Skylines/Groundlines | EXCX | All day |
PAP’23 Big Screen Program
Between 10am – 4pm each day a program of video works will be playing as part of Public Art Park.
| co-worm-ing Emily Simek, Joy Zhou and a mobile worm farm |
| Signs of Life Kristy-Lee |
| Artificial Nature Finn Arundel |
| Regulatory Nonsense Loren Adams |
| Componential Beings Eduardo Sarmiento |