Audio-described tactile tour: ROCKAMORA
Audio-described tactile tour of Kaspar Schmidt Mumm’s exhibition, ROCKAMORA.
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
5 August 2023
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an audio-described tactile tour of Kaspar Schmidt Mumm’s exhibition, ROCKAMORA.
'Rockamora' is the name of the giant interactive puppet taking a bath in the exhibition space at ACE.
Learn about ROCKAMORA and be guided through the tactile elements of the puppet, including a mouth that can be felt exhaling a breath of air, skin made of various textured fabrics, and fingernails and teeth made from polystyrene.
Patrons are invited to feed and clean the puppet with a range of props, such as a toothbrush and drink bottle. Patrons are also invited inside the head of 'Rockamora' to use a button panel that activates a series of sound effects, such as burping and yelling.
The artist, Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, will be present to answer questions.
Meeting point: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace. If you are unsure of how to find ACE, email Grace to arrange a meeting place on North Terrace.
Email contact for event enquiries: grace@ace.gallery
Feature Image: Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, 'ROCKAMORA' (work in progress), technical design. Courtesy the artist.
Artist
Tour audio-describer
Kaspar Schmidt Mumm is the 2023 recipient of the Porter Street Commission – ACE’s annual award supporting new artwork commissions by South Australian artists.
This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia, and City of Adelaide.
Presented as part of the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival.
