Special Thanks Liquid Dreams was a multimedia and interactive exhibition at Gang Gang Cafe presented by #Water_Voices, an on-going collective project established in response to drought in 2019 by visual artists Beth Johnston, Elissa Jackson (@crispy_sin), designer Xingweiai Fang, creative producer Zora Pang (@zorapang). Guest artists: DJ & sound artist @Hei Zhi Ma & poet Zhi (ShaYu), movement artist Shiara Astle (@shiara.astle), photographer Kenton/Davey (@Oculi). This video is created by collaborating videographer and visual artist Aaron Sun (@aaronmoumou). The project was mentored by @YouAreHere through the Cahoots2020 Artist Residency program, artist and educator Sean Dockray. ------ Credits Soundtrack: Excerpt of Self And Water for #Water_Voices; & Civic and Water for #Water_Voices,黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma), Eleanor Malbon, Beth Johnston, Elissa Jackson, Zora Pang, Bob Fang and more. Supported by SEEF Funding. Excerpt of Elissa and Zora's live interview with Neil Doody at ArtSound FM on Friday morning's ArtStarter (20210716-0800). Artworks and performance featured: Elissa Jackson with #Water_Voices, Postcards: Light and Liquid, 2019-now, scanner drawing with glass beads, printed postcards, pens and stories; Elissa Jackson with #Water_Voices, Bottled Rain V2, 2021, glass bottles filled rain water, clay, soil, leaves, stones, sticks, sound responsive lights and participation; Kenton/Davey, Untitled #1 (Afternoon Storm), 2021, moving image, with Shiara Astle performing as part of the projection; Elissa Jackson & Shiara Astle, Veins, 2021, piano and movement; 黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma) x Zhi, IF MY BODY KNOWS EDGES, 2021, poetry and sound. Video: Aaron Sun (@aaronmoumou)
