pvi’s elite good citizenry taskforce hits suburbia.

In a city dominated by the car, local artist group pvi collective invite you to belt up, tune in and join the ‘loyal citizens underground’ on a road trip into perth’s sprawling urban growth as they mount a whistleblower campaign for a safer suburban australia. empowering residents to report any issues that matter and take a stand against unlawful activities that are happening on their street. from dog fouling to drag racing, illegal parking to illegal immigrants, water wasting to vandalized street trees, the lcu will tackle head-on issues that are bubbling beneath the surface, encouraging neighbours to inform on all ‘bad habits’ and enlist in their crusade on suburban surveillance. join the lcu for ten nights only as they keep their eyes on the street and set about revitalizing neighborhoods, boosting morale and bringing the true spirit of australian community to life.

inform is part of pvi’s ‘future belongs to crowds’ series which aims to explore the relevance of people power in contemporary society. questioning methods used by external forces to monitor and manipulate the individual in an attempt to control mass behaviour and opinion, particularly in light of the expanded structures of surveillance and security measures implemented post 9/11. other works in this series include; reform, tactical media event [pica may 2006], resist, live event and exhibition video dyptich [museo contemporaneo, santiago oct 2006] and lcu on patrol, live event and exhibition single screen video [mori gallery, sydney feb 2007].

an intimate sonic and visual journey, inform casts a cynical eye over a nation being urged to abandon its anti dobbing traditions in favour of a culture of suspicion over the back-yard fence. everybody needs good neighbours…

photos: bohdan warchomij

with grateful thanks to the following sponsors & supporters:

this project is assisted by the commonwealth government thru the australia council, its arts funding & advisory board. the state of western australia has made an investment in this project through arts wa in association with the lotteries commission. this work was developed with this assistance of a pica r&d funding grant.