Better Than a Blow-Up Doll 2004
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Are current events causing you anxiety? Are you increasingly concerned about the forthcoming apocalypse? Attend a demonstration of Shagging Julie’s space-age products to ensure your survival in the aftermath...
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Images: Heidrun Löhr
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"...Fortunately, there was other good work. Shagging Julie [sic] is a short piece for a small audience where you will discover the wonders of the Apoca-Lifestyle Corporation and it's oh-so designer Capsules for surviving whatever end-of-the-world is currently mandated. It's a 15-minute presentation in three flavours: of the two I saw, both the "pretending to work" cubicle drone and the future universal language based entirely on hair-care products provided stark and insightful comedy."
Stephen Dunne Sydney Morning Herald Jan 19 2004
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___ Better than a Blow-Up Doll was part of an ongoing series of works exploring survival in the aftermath. Created by Shagging Julie in 2004, it took place in a caravan that was set up as a ‘demonstration model’ fallout shelter equipped with the latest low-tech space-age gadgets. In the aftermath caravan, the performers were your ‘hosts’ from hell and you were the client.
Through sending up images of mid-to-late twentieth century apocalyptic paranoia and juxtaposing these with reactions to current events, Better than a Blow-Up Doll sought to highlight our mediatised society. The sales-pitch form of the work humorously emphasised the role of the market economy – the right to choose – in the formation of stratified society and its role in creating conflict. Additional Information & Selected Works About Shagging Julie Remixing the Aftermath (2003) Kick the Bucket (2004) _ |