Photo by Marcel Feilafe
Photo by Marcel Feilafe
Photo by Marcel Feilafe
Photo by Marcel Feilafe
Photo by Chris Bowers
Photo by Chris Bowers
In April 2018, artist Katie Sfetkidis ran for Lord Mayor of Melbourne in the Mayoral By-election. Taking an intersectional approach, Sfetkidis’ campaign placed gender, art and cultural diversity at the forefront of the electoral conversation. Throughout the campaign, Sfetkidis participated in conventional forms of campaigning and a number of artistic interventions, most notably a one day walking tour of the electorate, in which she personally carried a life-size campaign poster to each suburb of the electorate. This series of works, brings together material generated throughout the campaign and reflects on Sfetkidis' experience within the Australian electoral process.
An Artists Guide to Becoming Lord Mayor, Solo Exhibition, Kings ARI, 2018
In December 2018, I held a solo exhibition at Kings ARI. The exhibition t brought together material from the campaign including photos, posters and signs. It also included a 45min 3 channel video documentary charting my journey throughout the campaign. The video includes recorded interviews throughout the campaign and live footage from throughout the campaign trail.
In December 2018, I held a solo exhibition at Kings ARI. The exhibition t brought together material from the campaign including photos, posters and signs. It also included a 45min 3 channel video documentary charting my journey throughout the campaign. The video includes recorded interviews throughout the campaign and live footage from throughout the campaign trail.
An Artists Guide to Becoming Lord Mayor, Lecture Performance, 2019
WTF is Lecture Performance?, Victorian College of the Arts
In December 2019, I presented an online video lecture performance/ tutorial that guides aspiring artist politicans through a step-by-step process of fulfilling their electoral dreams.
WTF is Lecture Performance?, Victorian College of the Arts
In December 2019, I presented an online video lecture performance/ tutorial that guides aspiring artist politicans through a step-by-step process of fulfilling their electoral dreams.
Filming by Warren Dowley