Butterfly House

Butterfly House 
Installation: Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December, 11am to 7pm 
Shows: Wednesday 7 December, 12.30pm and Thursday 8 December, 12.30pm and 4.30pm 

Ever thought how much we rely on insects? Come and celebrate the miracle of flight and metamorphosis at the Butterfly House. Meet a giant Praying Mantis or make friends with a caterpillar.

Without these tiny alien looking lifeforms, life on earth would be very different. Magnifying the unseen and exploring the incredible relationships that lie at the bottom of the food chain. Without them the entire web of life would collapse. A salute to all the insects who pollinate our food and feed our birds, lizards, marsupials and mammals.

Butterfly House is modelled on nature, where nothing is wasted. Create your own butterfly from recycled chip packets and release it to magically fly inside the butterfly chamber. Puppetry, performance and visual art collide to deliver a playful work that is bound to leave you more appreciative of creepy crawlies.

Take home a seedling to plant in your garden and wait for the real butterflies to arrive.

Concept: Bryony Anderson
Designer & Builders:  Gabrielle Panaanen & Miriam Ceh
Puppet Maker: Gabrielle Panaanen & Al Oldfield
Performers: Penny Baron, Carolyn Hanna, Theresa O’Connor
Music: Michael Havir & Ania Reynolds
Lighting: Bruce Ramus

This event is part of Born In A Taxi’s seven-day event ‘The Cube: Illuminating Arts Experiences’, funded through Council’s Community Support Package - New Art Stream and Creative Victoria’s Creative Venture grant.

 

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Location

Logan Reserve, Altona, 3018