| Date | 30 August 2023, 7:00pm–9:00pm 31 August 2023, 7:00pm–9:00pm |
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| Cost | $45 (general admission); $36 (concession & paid members); $20 (First Nations admission) |
| Location | Conversation Quarter State Library Victoria |
This event is co-presented by State Library Victoria and APHIDS, as part of Now or Never.
Did you know the world's first computer bug was a moth trapped in a computer? Or that insects could be a key ingredient in lessening the environmental effects of human consumption? Part-performance lecture, part-intervention, part-snack pack, this event looks at bugs, food, technology and breakdowns in popular culture.
Prepare for a dynamic experience created by experimental arts collective APHIDS and creative food studio Long Prawn featuring crickets, millennium bugs and sneaky robot waiters. Drawing from the State Library Victoria archives, GUTFUL asks the question: is it a bug or is it a feature?
An event that liberates the food-free zone of the State Library Victoria with waste-combating chef Furrmien, performance artist and researcher Catherine Ryan, dance artist Sarah Aiken, design by Quiggi and proceedings by experimental performer Marcus Ian McKenzie.
The event on Thursday 31 August will be Auslan interpreted.
Credits
- Co-created by: APHIDS and Long Prawn
- Food by: Long Prawn and Furrmien
- Hosted by: Marcus McKenzie
- Performance lecture by: Catherine Ryan
- Featuring performance by: Sarah Aiken
- Featuring design by: QUIGGI
- Creative Producer: Anna Nalpantidis
- Robots supplied by JnS Robotics
Dietary information
Please note that most snacks provided are vegetarian with the inclusion of highly sustainable cricket protein. Due to the experimental nature of this event and the limited resources on-site, unfortunately we are unable to offer alternative menu items.
IMPORTANT: Please inform the festival organisers of any allergies you may have when you book your ticket – especially shellfish allergies, which can be triggered by cricket protein.
About Now or Never
Introducing Now or Never, a new festival for Melbourne that brings together art, ideas, music and technology. Romancing the city through audio-visual art installations, adventurous performances and stirring discourse, an essential line-up of global talent invites you into iconic spaces to explore the possibilities of the future in the present.
