We can’t call out violence in its myriad of forms if we don’t know what it looks like, what it sounds like, or what it feels like.

This panel discussion will explore the power of the creative and performing arts to transform abstract concepts of violence, into visceral, corporal experiences, and the responses these embodiments can evoke. Hear from prizewinning author Charlotte Wood and an interdisciplinary panel of artists, scholars and practitioners as they reflect on the many ways violence is represented in their own practice.

Timestamps 00:00 'the foul of the air' Trailer 01:15 Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country - Killian Quigley 06:40 How Violence Embeds Itself Into Different Spaces 23:05 Ethics vs. Aesthetics 42:20 Framing Violence in Different Mediums 53:35 Violence, Beauty and the Sublime 58:00 Layers of Framing Within Spaces 1:01:20 Difference Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Responses to Violent Landscapes 1:12:05 The Evocative Language of Legal Cases 1:16:30 Sonically Portraying Violence and the Audience as a Witness or Voyeur 1:24:40 'And the Curtains are Blowing Slowly' - Michelle St Anne, Will Hansen

Speakers Associate Professor Bruce Isaacs, Department of Art History Dr Carolyn McKay, Sydney Institute of Criminology Dr Killian Quigley (Chair), Australian Catholic University Melbourne Michelle St Anne, Sydney Environment Institute and The Living Room Theatre Charlotte Wood, Author

Musician Will Hansen, Double Bassist

This event was held at the University of Sydney in partnership with The Living Room Theatre on Wednesday 3 March, 2021. For more information visit: https://bit.ly/3sZv84u