>>A TOUCH OF HOME<< WE COLONISED THE MOON
We all know, from personal experience, what we think we need for a summer vacation far from home. Mostly half of the stuff that first seemed to be absolutely necessary when packing your bags comes back untouched, doomed to return unused to the place from whence it came. On the other hand, there are always a multitude of thingamybobs we forgot to bring with us that are determinedly essential.
This idea, along with the Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky quote “Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever,” inspired WE COLONISED THE MOON to create this artwork. Thomas Austin, quoted in the exhibit, was an English settler who is generally noted for the introduction of 24 breeding rabbits in Australia in 1859. While his efforts were praised at the time, he has since been blamed for introducing a pest to the country.
BIO
Sue and Hagen met by chance in 2008 at a bus stop whilst conducting artistic field work in Norway. Working for many years as WE COLONISED THE MOON, their graphic art and installation projects have embodied a range of DIY production techniques within a partnership rooted in absurdism, characterised by slogans and catchphrases.
Sue is a visual artist with an interest in the theatre of illustration. Hagen’s artistic practice as The Institute of General Theory explores the gaps and connections between art and science to create New New Media. Together, they seek to demonstrate that the future may indeed be frightening, but also highly entertaining.
Previous projects have included creating solutions for space waste by disguising satellites as asteroids; building a solar powered solarium because ‘the sun dies anyway’; and synthesising the smell of the moon.