No-Context Slide Night: Spring Series
Location
About
Relaxed evenings of vintage 35mm slides (1950s to 1980s) with a
live improvised soundscape.
We've kept the things worth keeping: warm, imperfect Kodachrome images shot by everyday people; analogue projectors; unpredictable sequencing;
We've kept the things worth keeping: warm, imperfect Kodachrome images shot by everyday people; analogue projectors; unpredictable sequencing;
the communal pleasure of shared sound and picture.
We've left the commentary behind. Instead, you'll hear dreamy live music
from some of Melbourne's finest.
These are one-of-a-kind events, with different images each night and
the artists seeing the slides for the first time when you do.
17 October — Alice Garner · Cello & Mandolin
24 October — Simon Bailey (Pony Face) · Guitar
31 October — Grace Ferguson · Piano
24 October — Simon Bailey (Pony Face) · Guitar
31 October — Grace Ferguson · Piano
VENUE
Unallocated seating · Accessible · Licensed bar · On-site parking
TIMES
Doors 6pm — Show 6.30pm
Please arrive on time — once the slides begin, the doors close.
TICKETS
$32/ $20 (+fee)
MORE ABOUT THE SHOWS
These are small-scale ephemeral art events from independent production company, Alongside Radio. Slide Nights re-imagine discarded images, curating them with an eye for story and pairing them with musical artists. The result is an unpredictable, entirely human experience, with no imposed narrative - only the one the viewer creates from moment to moment.
Relying on mid-century tech and decades-old images, we're about the flaws and mysteries of our found materials. From the nostalgia hit of a vivid 1964 Kodachrome slide (despite a slight lack of focus) — to a faded family group from '76 on Agfa film (ghostly faces somehow familiar); the inscrutable, the epic and the domestic live side by side here.
We aim to create relaxing evenings where everyone's welcome: daydreamers, photo enthusiasts, music lovers, adventurers and you.
For some, Slide Nights will draw on memory, or be an imaginative trip. Some will bust out their best shadow animals between sets. Others might prefer to close their eyes and bathe in the stunning live music, the sound of the projector and time out of time.
Please get in touch if there's something we can do to accommodate your attendance (within the scope of the venue). In the interests of ensuring an immersive experience, we ask you not to bring young children.
We look forward to seeing you at a Slide Night.