1 Festival Launch Workshop Fridges 2 Carpark Collection Rubik’s Bar Fridge by Shane Thomas: Shane feels surviving in prison with a smile on his face was/is as difficult as solving a Rubik’s Cube, but feels it is essential to put on a smile whilst inside no matter how difficult it gets in the box, if not for himself then to prompt others to smile. Due to his workload in the metal fabrication section of the prison workshops, the fridge was reconfigured in the half – day allocated to him. He masked and painted on his art class day and during his lunchbreaks. Turf Fridge by Donna Summerell: After much thought as to what to do with my fridge I decided to cover it with artificial turf. I wasn’t sure if it would look good but decided “what the hell, just do it!” It turned out ok and if you lie it down it can be used as an outdoor seat with an ice box interior to keep your wine and beer cold! But as an art piece for the fridge festival I thought adding a few bugs to the grass makes it a little more interesting piece! I’ve used an all weather glue, so my “on the grass” fridge is safe for use outdoors. Four Seasons by Dripstone Middle School (Yr 9) and teacher Yvonne Werner: Based on the four seasons of a typical year (not Darwin). The thing that inspired us to choose this topic was the fact that we all live in Darwin and unfortunately we don’t get to enjoy the amazing winter, spring and autumn because it is constantly summer (wet/dry seasons). The class was split into four groups and then each group chose a season. In each group we then planned out our design and mixed our own colors using the three primary colors and black and white. Monster by Dripstone Middle School (Yr 8) and teacher Maxine Flett: This fridge idea is about bringing an everyday object to life and making it into art, showing people that if you call it art and make it to be art, then it is art. This fridge monster represents an ironic twist on the everyday use of a fridge. A fridge is used to keep things cool, so the twist here is that the fridge is covered in fur which is commonly associated with warmth. The fridge to me means a sense of comedy. I want people to see it and smile or laugh. 3 NT News Fridge by Pasqualina Coffey & Megha Singh: Once we heard this year’s festival was focusing on recycling and sustainability, we immediately thought of the NT News. Newspapers being one of the most recycled materials around, and the NT news’ famous headlines being the most sustainable gag in Darwin (apart from jokes about ‘heading on Dick Ward Dr, and coming into Fannie Bay’). The NT News is a daily celebration of the uniqueness of the Territory, so what better medium is there to use in a festival that celebrates the uniqueness of Darwin? After choosing the headlines, some cut and paste (don’t eat the clag), lashings of PVA and waterproofer, we were done! Tree Fridge by Cousins Roy, 3, Jonas, nearly 3, and Isaac, 21 months: Who already know about recycling in a big way. “If dinosaurs eats all your trees then plant trees in your fridge” says Jonas. “Your broken fridge” adds Roy. “If your fridge gets run over by a fire truck”. The components of this “fridge art” come from the dump, the op shop, abandoned on the road, and borrowed from George the pony. These little people will be the custodians of Darwin in the future. By teaching them to recycle yesterday’s unwanted items today, we may be ensuring there is a future. DARWIN FRIDGE FESTIVAL Sat 19 to Sun 27 October 2013 darwinfridgefestival.org.au