APT Bulletin Vol.3 No.2

Artists' Performances During the opening week's events, artists presented a diverse program of powertul and moving performances to audiences of more than 5,000 people. Singaporean artist Lee Wen, as the Yellow Man, walked the streets of Brisbane; Indonesian artist Dadang Christanto's installation Api di bulan Mei 1998 (Fire in May 1998) involved the burning of 47 papier– mache figures, symbolising the artist's deep empathy for human suffering; one of Australia's leading contemporary music ensembles ELISION worked with visual artists to present a series of off-site p_ertormances including Sonorous Bodies, Transmisi and Inferno, all complementing APT3. Pacific artists Michel Tuffery and Patrice Kaikilekofe worked closely with the local Samoan and Indigenous Australian communities and dancers from Futuna Island to present Povi tau vaga /The challenge). The pertormance helped to enhance the audience's understanding of the Pacific region's traditions and cultural diversity. • Performaocehighlightsarenowaccessiblewithinthe , GalleryonvideomonitorsintheAPTLoungean<.lonthe website -www.apt3.net Creating a dramatic night time 'bull fight', dancers and drummers from the islands of Futuna, Wallis and Samoa shroud their respective 'bulls', taunting, celebrating, chanting, playing out the challenges and tensions that lay amidst Pacific island communities, past and present. Essentially the sculptures and performance artwork focus on complementing the dynamic fabric that the peoples of the Pacific have based their traditions, language and ceremonies /on]. Cultural aspects from each Island group throughout the Pacific are closely linked beyond differing language groups and the ability to communicate through practiced art is continuous, symbolising our differences and identifying our common thread. Our art is Jive art. Michel Tuffery (image 13) . 9.PatnceKaikilekole Kava ceremony 1999 PerformanceinBrisbane12Sept l999 Photo:AndreaHiggins • 10.Anlndonesianartistof Dutchorigin, MellaJaarsmaconsidereddifferent ethnicitiesinperformancesduringAPT3as panofherworkH/inlander(HellonativeJ 1998-99 • 11.LawrencePurtang&artistsfrom NewlrelandProvincepresentCargoest999 Performancein8risbane17Sept,1999 Photo:AndreaHiggins • 12.0adangChristanto ApidibulanMe/1998(FireinMay1998) 1998-99 Performancein8risbane10Sept 1999 Photo:Andrea Higgins • 13.MichelTuffery & PatriceKaikilekofe Pov/tau1r,1ga(Thecha/lenge)l999 Performance in8risbane10Sept1999 Photo:Andrea Higgins . 14.Let!Wim Jourr,eyofayel!ow manno.13:Fragmen!ed bodiesjshiftingground 1999 PerformanceinBrisbaneSept,1999 Photo:Andrea Higgins