IMEMI
“An unidentified community living in the cracks of society are filling their fissure with a new cultural identity.”
IMEMI is a reaction to societal ideas of multiculturalism. Concerned that tradition is falling through the cracks created by globalisation; we are manifesting cultural liberation through the invention of hybrid traditions. By appropriating the visual language of high-art and anthropology, IMMI are interrogating the boundaries of cultural legitimacy.
Since undergoing a mentorship with John Carty (Head Anthropologist at The Museum of South Austrlia) in 2017, our collective has been developing a production to explore the role of binaries in tokenising cultural baggage. By highlighting parallels between recognisable cultural practices - for example; that Eucharist breaking of bread mirrors the border security screening in airports - we blur the rigid borders of ritual and protocol.
“Culture is solidified by thousands of years of tradition, but is born through smaller intuitive accidents and interpretations.”
Collective art making builds the foundations of IMMI’s folklore. We have hosted ‘pass the parcel’ performances with large puppets, baked 60 bread masks for our audience, hosted workshops for children to create public artwork and community dinners to collect data for our performances. All of these activities build upon the growing world that we create.
Project List:
“An unidentified community living in the cracks of society are filling their fissure with a new cultural identity.”
IMEMI is a reaction to societal ideas of multiculturalism. Concerned that tradition is falling through the cracks created by globalisation; we are manifesting cultural liberation through the invention of hybrid traditions. By appropriating the visual language of high-art and anthropology, IMMI are interrogating the boundaries of cultural legitimacy.
Since undergoing a mentorship with John Carty (Head Anthropologist at The Museum of South Austrlia) in 2017, our collective has been developing a production to explore the role of binaries in tokenising cultural baggage. By highlighting parallels between recognisable cultural practices - for example; that Eucharist breaking of bread mirrors the border security screening in airports - we blur the rigid borders of ritual and protocol.
“Culture is solidified by thousands of years of tradition, but is born through smaller intuitive accidents and interpretations.”
Collective art making builds the foundations of IMMI’s folklore. We have hosted ‘pass the parcel’ performances with large puppets, baked 60 bread masks for our audience, hosted workshops for children to create public artwork and community dinners to collect data for our performances. All of these activities build upon the growing world that we create.
Project List:
Gallery:
Kaspar Schmidt Mumm - Producer, Director, Writer
Adrian Schmidt Mumm - Sound/Lighting Production, Instrument Construction & Performance
Emmaline Zanelli - Photography, Set & Costume Design
Ben Sargent - Sound Engineer, Instrument Construction & Performance
Dominic Symes - Literary Advisor, Writer, Poet
Mat Morison - Language Development, Writing & Performance
Koruna Schmidt Mumm - Visual Artist and Conceptual Advisor
Andreas Schmidt Mumm - Conceptual Advisor
Liam Bosecke - Animator
Johanis Lyons-Reid - Videography
Damon Satanek - Musical Performer
Declan Casley-Smith - Musical Performer
Jo Curry - Physical Theatre Performer
Claire Markwick-Smith - Virtual Set Design
James Brown IV - Catalogue Design
Tammy Hoimes - Admin, Treasury
Mickey Masonite - Videography
Andy Nowell - Bread Mask Creator
Banjo Weatherall - Bread Mask Creator
Ivy Weatherall - Bread Mask Creator
Mickey Masonite - Videography
Jerome Williams - Cinematography
Joanna Kitto - Curatorial Writing & Conceptual Advisor
Rayleen Forester - Curatorial Writing
Dillon Mueller - Musical Performance
Sia Duff - Event Photography
Karlien Frankie-May - Performance
Tom McCammon - Performance
Drew Abrahamson - Set Construction
John Carty - Conceptual Advisor, Guest Speaker
Jamie Goldsmith - Welcome to country
Stephen Goldsmith - Welcome to country
Darren O’Donnell - Conceptual Advisor
Special Thanks
Seventh Gallery, Guild House, Arts S.A, Henry Jock Walker, Henley and Grange Art Society Participants, PomPom Participants, Adelaide City Council Participants, Renewal S.A, Adelaide City Council, Floating Goose, Ergo Apartment Residents, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sunny’s Pizza, Alpha Box & Dice, The Mammalian Diving Reflex
Adrian Schmidt Mumm - Sound/Lighting Production, Instrument Construction & Performance
Emmaline Zanelli - Photography, Set & Costume Design
Ben Sargent - Sound Engineer, Instrument Construction & Performance
Dominic Symes - Literary Advisor, Writer, Poet
Mat Morison - Language Development, Writing & Performance
Koruna Schmidt Mumm - Visual Artist and Conceptual Advisor
Andreas Schmidt Mumm - Conceptual Advisor
Liam Bosecke - Animator
Johanis Lyons-Reid - Videography
Damon Satanek - Musical Performer
Declan Casley-Smith - Musical Performer
Jo Curry - Physical Theatre Performer
Claire Markwick-Smith - Virtual Set Design
James Brown IV - Catalogue Design
Tammy Hoimes - Admin, Treasury
Mickey Masonite - Videography
Andy Nowell - Bread Mask Creator
Banjo Weatherall - Bread Mask Creator
Ivy Weatherall - Bread Mask Creator
Mickey Masonite - Videography
Jerome Williams - Cinematography
Joanna Kitto - Curatorial Writing & Conceptual Advisor
Rayleen Forester - Curatorial Writing
Dillon Mueller - Musical Performance
Sia Duff - Event Photography
Karlien Frankie-May - Performance
Tom McCammon - Performance
Drew Abrahamson - Set Construction
John Carty - Conceptual Advisor, Guest Speaker
Jamie Goldsmith - Welcome to country
Stephen Goldsmith - Welcome to country
Darren O’Donnell - Conceptual Advisor
Special Thanks
Seventh Gallery, Guild House, Arts S.A, Henry Jock Walker, Henley and Grange Art Society Participants, PomPom Participants, Adelaide City Council Participants, Renewal S.A, Adelaide City Council, Floating Goose, Ergo Apartment Residents, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sunny’s Pizza, Alpha Box & Dice, The Mammalian Diving Reflex