Zoso:Launched

What do Aleister Crowley and Led Zeppelin have in common? What happens when you point a theremin at the street?

Rock music was designed to be transported, captured in the dark matter of vinyl and brought back to life through the rediffusion of hi fidelity. The stylus is to the turntable what the wand is to the magus. Jimmy Page channelled the airwaves with the theremin, the electronic conductor of the spectral. His violin bow is the anachronous coupling of spiritualism and cock rock, a relic from a different age, the sword that invoked the Egyptian god Anubis, the black dog, the despoiler, messenger from the afterlife.

ZOSO is not a work about transformation. It is transformative. The visitor will not be the same when they leave the gallery. They will think differently about vinyl and teak wood finish. They will never take a Persian rug for granted again. They will be able to identify the sound of a Moog synthesizer. And they will never forget that there is no such thing as silence and that words have two meanings. Words, symbols and images will resonate anew. The world, in other words, will be transformed to the power of 666.

A ritual of rock, runes and magick Project Space, RMIT, Melbourne ExhibitLocation:Project Space, Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne Monday, October 29, 2007 at 5:00pm Friday, November 16, 2007 at 5:00pm