Preppers

The Exhibition

Mon 14 Dec 2020 – Sun 21 Feb 2021

10:00am – 3:00pm

Museum of the Goldfields

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Due to the COVID-19 lockdown of the Perth metropolitan area, Peel and the South West regions, we are extending Preppers Exhibition at the Museum of the Goldfields. 

In memory of Paul Thompson.

Around the world thousands of people are steadfastly preparing for the end of civilisation as we know it. Doomsday preppers, as they’re known, collect specialised survival products, skills, and knowledge, both in real life and as members of online communities. The prepper phenomenon is an expression of widely relatable cultural anxieties.

Preppers examines this global subculture and its distinct aesthetics, jargon and apocalyptic fantasies. The exhibition features five cutting edge Australian and International artists presenting sculpture, installation, video, and prints that reflect their fascination with, and participation in the culture of doomsday prepping.

Preppers invites audiences to engage with a plan for action in the face of current cultural anxieties through high tech and physically engaging contemporary works.

 

This exhibition tour is dedicated to his significant contribution to the organisation and cultural sector.

Paul Thompson was the longest serving Executive Director for ART ON THE MOVE (1998-2015) who died in 2019.

 

An ART ON THE touring exhibition.

www.artonthemove.art 

ART ON THE MOVE is supported by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

The Act-Belong-Commit Engagement Program presented by ART ON THE MOVE is funded by Healthway promoting the Act-Belong-Commit message.

 

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