I met you in a city that isn't on the map
A$5,170
of $2,500 targetyrs ago
Successful on 30th May 2013 at 2:00AM.
We're one of eight projects taking part in this initiative – find out about the others here.
**UPDATE** The City
As our campaign hurtles into its third week, we wanted to share some more of the project with you all.
'I met you in a city that isn't on the map' will feature a built structure that players enter. This is the City, and from this central space you are free to explore specific locations in the city. Each location reflects the narrative of how someone may choose to spend their last day in the city. Would you:
* remain in a safe place, knowing that it is here you'll meet your end?
* explore a new part of the city, one that you've never seen?
* become a hero and attempt to save the city from its fate?
* grab everything that you could carry, everyone that you loved, and escape from the city?
* loot and pillage, bring on the destruction and laugh in the face of the inevitable?
Players may explore this city and these different scenarios individually, or work together. Ultimately the city will come to an end, there is no changing that. But, HOW this city - and you - meet this end will be entirely in your hands.
From our previous prototypes, we have some ideas as to what will work. In this CIty you will find a labyrinth, a meditative soundscape, a room designed specifically for your destructive energies and...
Why make 'a city'?
Development on our
new project began in February 2013 with the question, “What would
it be like to experience your final moments in a city just before it
came to an end?”
'I met you in a city that isn't on the map ' grew from this in an effort to see life slow down, even if only for a few minutes. We sought to reach out and draw onlookers into an alternate reality, one in which your choices help shape the experience of a dying city and, from our experiments, we determined that a fascinating method for this kind of invitation is game play.
With the support of Underbelly Arts Festival and Legs On The Wall, we created a small prototype of 'I met you in a city that isn't on the map'. From testing what worked and what wasn't clear enough, we were able to create a streamlined version of our ideas, and this is what we're going to finalise on Cockatoo Island for touring around Australia and internationally.
'I met you in a city that isn't on the map ' grew from this in an effort to see life slow down, even if only for a few minutes. We sought to reach out and draw onlookers into an alternate reality, one in which your choices help shape the experience of a dying city and, from our experiments, we determined that a fascinating method for this kind of invitation is game play.
With the support of Underbelly Arts Festival and Legs On The Wall, we created a small prototype of 'I met you in a city that isn't on the map'. From testing what worked and what wasn't clear enough, we were able to create a streamlined version of our ideas, and this is what we're going to finalise on Cockatoo Island for touring around Australia and internationally.
How you can help build 'a city'
We've made up a budget of $13000 to create a working version of 'I met you in a city that isn't on the map'.
Through crowdfunding we hope to raise only $2500 of this, which doubles to $5000 with the support of the Keir Foundation.
With this amount we will:
* construct a central hub that will be easily built and packed down for touring. Dylan Tonkin, our designer extraordinaire, will be able to achieve this with $2000.
* use lights, sound and video to give this space a dynamic atmosphere - this will be both a reward system for completing activities as well as an indicator of time counting down to doom. We'll be dedicating $1000 towards this.
* hire, build and buy the objects that participants use as tools during 'I met you in a city that isn't on the map'. Many of these we'll source from every day items, but we'll have $500 for those hard-to-find gems.
We are a team of artists dedicated to creating performative encounters in immersive spaces. Our current work is a focus on inviting the public to participate in temporary worlds, through exploration and collaboration, in an effort to create a short-lived communal experience. Shared between the four of us are skills in theatre, film, photography, music and design, and we draw on every facet of these areas when generating new projects. We are James Brown, James Dalton, Lucy Parakhina and Dylan Tonkin. You can see more examples of our work at unhappen.org.
Who makes this possible?
Underbelly Arts exists to uncover Australia’s next great artists.
Since 2007 the Underbelly Arts Lab has provided opportunities for more than 600 artists to develop and create in a unique and supported environment where, over two weeks, audiences are invited to watch art unfold and take part in the process.
In 2013 Underbelly Arts is once again taking over Cockatoo Island and giving artists the chance to create and respond in one of Australia’s magnificent settings. These works will then be showcased as part of the Underbelly Arts Festival, a two-day art party that celebrates process, new ideas and the best emerging and experimental artists across Australia.
The Underbelly Arts Festival will take place on August 3 & 4.
**THE LIST** Thank you! Your name will be listed at unhappen.org as a contributing producer to our project.
13 chosen
Est. delivery is Jun 13
**SILENCE BE DAMNED** You will be given exclusive access to a new audio experience that we are developing later this year. Make sure we have your email address and we'll send you the link once it's live. We will also put your name on The List.
16 chosen
Est. delivery is Sep 13
**MAKE OVER** We want to thank you here and now for your support. Email an image of your choice to [email protected] and we will transform it into an illustration and use it as the stimulus for a short story that we will send back to you as soon as possible. Great for personal pleasure or as a gift! You will also go on The List and receive our audio experience.
5 chosen
Est. delivery is May 13
**A HANDFUL OF LOVE** As well as The List and Silence Be Damned, you will receive a piece of memorabilia created during our development process, such as a sketch or a small object. Each reward will be completely unique. We produce high-quality photographs and hand-made material that will give you a personal part of the work. *includes postage within Australia
11 chosen / 19 available
Est. delivery is Aug 13
**A BODY OF WORK** You will join us on Cockatoo Island in July and have your body safely embalmed, so that we can create a mannequin in your image. During the Underbelly Arts Lab and Festival you will receive regular updates on the well-being of your mannequin, which will also feature in the final performances. You also receive The List, Silence Be Damned, A Handful of Love AND a double pass to the Underbelly Arts Festival 2013. *includes postage within Australia
4 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Aug 13
**A CAPTURED AUDIENCE** Join us on Cockatoo Island in July to star in your very own professionally-produced video portrait, which you can keep afterwards. This will feature in the final performance of "I met you in a city that isn't on the map". You will also receive a 15cm x 20cm (6" x 8") print from the day of the film shoot, as well as The List and Silence Be Damned. *includes postage within Australia
3 chosen / 3 available
Est. delivery is Aug 13
**MOVING STILLNESS** You will come to Cockatoo Island in July to create both a mannequin and a video portrait, which will feature in our final performances. As a memento, you will be given a 15cm x 20cm (6" x 8") print of the day of your shoot and the option to adopt your mannequin after Underbelly Arts Festival. You will also receive The List and Silence Be Damned. *includes postage within Australia
0 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Aug 13
**THIS IS NOT AN ABDUCTION** We will arrange to take you and two friends on your own immersive experience. You will know the time and place to meet, but after that we will take you off the beaten track for a bespoke adventure. Supporters choosing this option are encouraged to discuss with Unhappen makers to design the particulars of their experience. You will also receive The List, Silence Be Damned and A Handful of Love. *includes postage within Australia
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Aug 13