They Came
They Came turns suburban Brisbane into a cheap apocalypse: UFOs made from saucepan lids, cats with lasers, and nature steadily reclaiming the edges. It is autobiographical, though not in any way a court would recognise.
Each tableau was built from hand-cut props, overhead projectors and live performance, then captured in a single exposure and finished digitally. Ed Wood Jr. supplied the permission slip. Selected works are held in the collections of Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and Artbank.
Behind the Scenes
Dioramas, overhead projectors, and lo-fi sci-fi magic – see how the tableaux were constructed.
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