The 2010 Next Wave Festival that was

The Next Wave Festival was on this May – and what a time we had!

Here, we present a selection of amazing images taken by our small army of Festival photographers over the Festival.

^ Opening night and launch of Structural Integrity. Photo by Shea Bresnehan.

^ Comfort Zones. Photo by Matthew Harding.

^ Big League Balls. Photo by Warren Knower.

^ 100 Proofs the Earth is Not a Globe. Photo by Tristan Davies.

^ Dachshund U.N. Photo by Jorge de Araujo

^ And Then Something Fell On My Head. Photo by Gareth Hart.

^ FUN RUN. Photo by Sheridan Mills.

^ Hole in the Wall. Photo by Jorge de Araujo.

^ HIGH VIS DANDY. Photo by Paul Davis.

^ The Infinity Tube. Photo by Bianca Milani.

^ Private Dances. Photo by Jorge de Araujo.

^ Sports Club 1 – Commitment and Sweat = My Personal Best. Photo by Jorge de Araujo.

^ Sugar Coated. Photo by Kim Ryan.

^ At The Ultimate Time Lapse Mega Mix. Photo by Jorge de Araujo.

^ Wall Work. Photo by Paul Davis.

^ YOUTH vs PHYSICS. Photo by Matthew Harding.

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NO RISK TOO GREAT

Can art be challenging and meaningful in a risk-averse, overly cautious society obsessed with security, OH&S policies and micro-management of behaviour? This question and many more formed the foundation of the 2010 Next Wave Festival.

Our 2010 Next Wave Festival’s theme, No Risk Too Great, was a challenge to the artists to be ambitious and see what art can achieve while asking the question: is our society and our art too safe? Next Wave opens up new spaces for artists to explore this question. Here, Next Wave’s Artistic Director Jeff Khan presents the background that underpins the 2010 theme:

“The 2010 Next Wave Festival will explore the role of risk in a risk-averse culture. Under pressure to conform, we have all become experts in micro-managing our own behaviour. But is this self-surveillance distracting us from the bigger risks, the more un-manageable ones which are increasingly – and radically – changing our world? Just what does “risk” actually mean in these volatile times?

“In a wider culture of risk management, how prepared are we to make decisions that are brave, courageous or transgressive? Where is the line between our own personal, moral and ethical worlds, and the codes and principles which circulate in the broader context of contemporary culture? What is our capacity to draw, hold or cross this line? What are the real risks of our time, what are the risks worth taking, and what is our role as individuals, and as artists, in relation to them? How can we act boldly and imaginatively, in art and in life?“

Downloads

The 2010 Next Wave Festival Theme Manifesto.
The Theme Announcement Media Release.

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Image: Tape Projects, 2010 Next Wave Festival artists. Photo by Tim Herbert, timothy.herbert@gmail.com.