Live Art

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  • 19 Sep 2024   |   4:00pm - 11:00pm
  • 20-21 Sep 2024   |   4:00pm - 12:00am
  • 21-22 Sep 2024   |   9:00am - 12:00am
  • 22 Sep 2024   |   9:00am - 5:00pm
  • FREE with park access (please see note)
  • Prince's Square
    Elizabeth St
    Launceston TAS 7250

same same serves as a powerful representation of our shared physical vulnerability and the strength we gain when we come together.

It acknowledges throughout history, many conflicts and challenges have arisen due to superficial differences.

However, when we delve beneath the surface, we realise that we are all fundamentally the same.

Scratch the surface and we are all the same same.

This installation consists of abstract pieces, representing different shapes that symbolise our commonality- our anatomy.

At the Junction Festival the Cochlea is presented where people can explore around it's snail like shape.

 

Age Suitability 

Suitable for all ages 

Accessibility 
  • Step-Free Mobility-Access 
PARK ACCESS 

Park Access is FREE before 6pm each day and FREE all day Sunday. Park Access is FREE with any Junction Ticket for that day.

Cochlea
About Amanda Parer 

Amanda Parer is an Australian artist who began her art career as a painter and sculptor in Sydney but now resides in Tasmania. Parer focuses her practice on creating large-scale illuminated art installations and exhibiting around the world.

The themes in Parer’s work have been inspired by a trip to the Galapagos Islands accompanying her Natural History film-makers Aunt and Uncle; Liz Parer-Cook and David Parer in the mid-1990s. It was there that she experienced animals unaccustomed to humans as any kind of threat. Having this up-close experience with the unique marine and terrestrial fauna had a large impact on Parer and set the tone for her artwork themes from then on.

Amanda Parer first moved to art installations in 2014 and has so far exhibited in almost 300 cities around the globe, enjoyed by millions and where they continue to capture public and media attention wherever they go.

Artist’s Statement

“I raise questions about our relationship with the natural world, enticing my audience into the works through use of scale, drama, with a touch of silliness. Using the iconography of invasive (including us), endangeredor extinct species, upon exhibition, the artworks stand prominent in their given habitats, a bit like ‘the elephant in the room’.”  – Amanda Parer, Artist

Artwork Same Same Photo Credit Amanda Parer 20241
Artwork Same Same Photo Credit Amanda Parer 20241

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