5 days in Tasmania means spending a day at MONA - Museum of Old and New Art. MONA is a privately funded museum by David Walsh who made his millions in the gambling industry and has since become a bit of a hero in Tasmania for tourism he brings in because of MONA.
A lot of the art we saw appealed to the senses as you would expect from an art festival. Marina Abramovich's work was very puzzling - rooms where you can 'feel the energy' from different crystals and counting individual grains of rice.
The images of the grotesque 'creatures' was a fascinating piece where the artist had responded to the cellar-like exhibition space by imaging creatures that could have evolved in this place without outside contact. Doing this meant you really felt like you were experiencing another world in it's own environment rather than looking at objects in a gallery setting - definitely one of the highlights.
It was also great to see some of Tessa Farmer's work in the flesh - this is the hedgehog covered in tiny fairies. The scale of the tiny fairies is unbelievable and they are apparently anatomically correct too. You may have seen her work on Amon Tobin's ISAM album artwork.
Erwin Wurm's 'Fat Convertible' is also a satisfying comment on our modern day excesses.
Here's some images of the pieces we saw while at Dark Mofo.
