Trocadero Projects operates on the Traditional lands of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

Mira Oosterweghel | Interview with a Clown Cowboy
21.08.2024—21.09.2024

Opening launch: Wednesday 21 August 6–8PM

An artist interviews a clown, about life as a clown. They discuss themes of cowboys, gender, queerness, archetypes and colonial mythology.

View the Room Sheet and Transcript here

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mira Oosterweghel is an artist living and working on the stolen lands of the people of the Kulin Nations. They recently completed an artist residency at Performing Arts Forum (PAF), St. Erme, France. Selected exhibitions include: Figuring ground at Grafton Regional Gallery, Unison (curated by Sebastian Henry-Jones), West Space, 2023; Teeth hide, KINGS ARI, 2023; Soiled feet rammed dirt, Incinerator Gallery, 2022; Bone with a Hole, BLINDSIDE ARI, 2021.

Image credit: Mira Oosterweghel, Pig gyrating bull, 2024, paper collage, 29 cm x 32 cm

Documentation: Lauren Dunn