SEMINAR: SymbioticA Friday Seminar >

Western Australian based studio ericaamerica, are often described as creators of new territories between art and fashion. Creative duo Lucas Bowers and Erica Wardle prefer to remain a little more ambiguous about their categorisation, seeing their practice more as the creation of inhabitable artistic spaces - most often through clothing and dioramatic installation. Essentially the ericaamerica team explore any media necessary to bring alternative worlds across the border and into ours.

The duo are currently showing their installation "The Cave of Wonders" at the WA Museum, presented as a sister exhibition to "Nick Cave: The Exhibition." The show examines and interprets the work of the legendary singer/songwriter while equally examining the museum's role in history.

Lucas Bowers will discuss the challenges both logistical and ethical of creating art from anthropological, historical and zoological objects and materials, and of challenging ideas about the role of museums in modern society, both within the organisation and without.

ericaamerica have designed costumes for the BioKino group and ORLAN during their residencies at SymbioticA.

"A Cave Of Wonders: ericaamerica interpret the songs of Nick Cave" is on show at the WA Museum until July 19.

All welcome.