about pvi
panopticon: brisbane. photo: emma maclean


 


about pvi collective

founded in 1998, as an independent artists group and based in perth, western australia, pvi collective create tactical media artworks that seek out radical, darkly humorous solutions for living in an unstable twenty first century. incorporating elements of performance, visual art and intervention, works are often highly participatory, physically demanding, site responsive and politically charged.

pvi our vision is to make ground breaking new forms of interdisciplinary performance and tactical media and to be recognised internationally as australia’s experimental vanguard of interdisciplinary arts. led by kelli mccluskey, steve bull & ofa fotu, core and associate members have backgrounds in visual art, film theory, sound art, new media, performance, psychology and live art. each contribute their diverse skills towards creating artworks for galleries, public sites and alternative spaces

the group have toured extensively throughout australia with critically acclaimed tactical media performance tts: australia and internationally with their site-specific panopticon & reform bodies of work including taiwan, singapore & germany. in 2006 the group represented wa as part of the south projects international arts gathering in santiago, chile and were selected to exhibit in the prestigious primavera at the mca sydney; in 2008 pvi were key-note speakers at next wave festival and featured video dyptich resist as part of the human rights arts festival in melbourne.

pvi’s work is part of the national curriculum for performance studies in universities across australia and the company are currently featured in a new book entitled harmonic tremours: aesthetic interventions in the public sphere due for australian release in mid 09. pvi celebrated their ten year anniversary in 2008 by curating & co-producing national symposium on hybrid practice this is the time…this is the record of the time and launching their initiative, cia studios [centre for interdisciplinary arts] which provides residency & professional development opportunities to local, national and international practitioners whose work sits on the edges of traditional artform genres. in 2009 pvi will present work in indonesia, leipzig& perth and 2010 will see pvi commissioned to make new work for the sydney biennale.

 









 

    
 
   

about cia:

cia studios is an initiative of pvi collective. launched by pvi in dec 2008, cia studios provide studio spaces and resources for artists and small companies working in the live art and interdisciplinary art sectors whose practice & processes sit at the edges of traditional artform genres. cia provides an opportunity for pvi collective and residents to generate a hub of artistic risk takers and provide dedicated space in which to exchange ideas, engage in critical debate, share skills and experiment with support from like-minded peers. cia is managed by pvi and its board and initiatives are curated by artists within the collective as well as associate cia artists.

new cia artists in residence 2010/11:

pvi collective are delighted to announce this year’s two recipients of a 12 month long residency at cia studios.

studio 5: ololo
ololo are three like minded friends who have operated as an artistic production group since 2001. they work across the fields of software development, web technologies and electronics and in recent years have produced a series of large scale works in public spaces both diverse in medium and context.

studio 3: aimee smith
aimee's practise addresses contemporary social issues and incorporates dance with multiple disciplines including theatre, sound composition and digital media in traditional and non traditional environments through collaboration with other artists.

cia studios for hire:

> studio 4 and workshop space are available for short term rental periods.
> studio 6 [formerly media room] is now available specifically for self initiated local / inter-state / international artists residencies. this 2 room medium sized space is sound proofed and purpose designed as a sound recording/media studio. for more details - click below.

 		    
   

pvi manifesto

we know:
there is no place we cannot make work
there is no issue we cannot tackle
there is no limit to the form a work can take
we will:
stretch performance to the edges of meaning.
subvert and shift the capabilities of technology.
destabilise familiar conventions.
strengthen our collusion circle.
use humour as a tactical device.
apply rigorous research methodologies.
engage the public through infiltration, intervention and appropriation.
risk, adapt, interrogate, respond, innovate.
develop a centre of excellence for interdisciplinary arts.
adopt the same rigor in our business practice as we do to our arts practice.
we value:
a collective auteurship.
pvi’s collaborative process.
ethical practice.
our place in the global interdisciplinary arts network