Halloween may have come and gone, but there
is never a wrong time to experience a haunted house. Created as part of the Big
West Festival, Blood! Death! Show! is a haunted house by Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) in collaboration with 11 year old children
in which adults and children are free to view and interact with the work.
O'Farrell, a multi-art performer, creates
large-scale installation and theatre works with, and for, the community. With a
focus on accessibility and inclusivity, these works aim to celebrate diversity
and bring people together in hilarious and unlikely situations.
Blood! Death! Show! was facilitated by 100 Story Building, a centre for young
writers in Footscray. "It was the right type
of framework to approach Deer Park North Primary School and start an art making
process. We wanted to create work in the school, while at the same time giving
the young people an opportunity to interact and engage with this fantastic
venue,” O’Farrell says.
"This project is an
opportunity to facilitate an arts-making process with a community group and
assist in bringing their dreams and spooky visions to life. It's very important
that this work empowers young people as young artists and gives them an
experience of a true collaboration."
"We will be
building a big installation out of cardboard and recyclable materials and making
sound tracks, sound effects, video works and recording and drawing stories of
urban myths that are present in the local area," he explains. "It's
interesting to note the similarities in urban myths that inhabit the youth
culture. There are a couple of similar characters that exist between the UK and
Australia and I've always found that SUPER interesting. There is always one
myth that surfaces that everyone has a shared experience of in each place I go."
With someone spending so much time creating haunted
houses, the question needs to be asked, what is O'Farrell's favourite scary
movie? "I will never forget the first time I watched
Paranormal Activity! And the only movie I have never been able to
watch to the end is Texas Chainsaw Massacre." While there will
be plenty of scares and frights in Blood! Death! Show!, I am assured there will
be no chainsaws. Maybe.
Venue: 100 Story Building, 92 Nicholson St, Footscray
Season: 21 -
22 November | Sat-Sun 11-4pm
Tickets: FREE
Info: Big West Festival
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