Quantum Rabbit

Quantum Rabbit

Adventures in Art, Music and Technology. A Frankensound podcast presented by Roly Skender. Quantum Rabbit tells true stories, diving deep into creative ideas and the people behind them.

Episodes

December 27, 2019 25 mins
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, painting robots and self-driving cars. Where is it all heading? and will the artist survive? A discussion with the makers of the documentary film, Machine with director Justin Krook, co-writer/producer Luke Mazzaferro, automated driving specialist Miklos Kiss and artist Pindar Van Arman.

Written, spoken and produced by Roly Skender.

Info on the film from the website - www.machine.movie

MACHI...
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There’s at least three different types of ideas that I could imagine making next for this podcast.

On one side, there’s the perfect one. It would probably be a 2-4 hour multi-part series. A dreamy exploration into a previously unknown space. It’s kind of dark, but in a comfortable way, with some serious emotional punch, most likely at the end.

On the other side is the second type of idea I might consider making. It’s a bit more old-s...
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September 17, 2019 31 mins
A hot bath leads to a podcast adventure like no other. Livecast is a live audio streaming platform released by Castbox in April 2019. This episode explores some of the surprising characters, interactions and relationships formed since its inception. Could live audio chatting be the throwback future of social media?


Special Thanks - JoshuaH, MichaelS, BbKaye, Ashton and the Livecast Community, plus Gene Woo and the Castbox team.


Writt...
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August 12, 2019 18 mins
Irish, Dublin based artist Alan Butler likes to break things and make things, including a shot-for-shot recreation of Godfrey Reggio's 1983 visual masterpiece, Koyaanisqatsi, which features a haunting soundtrack by Philip Glass. Meanwhile, in the same visual universe, Detective Chang makes a complicated arrest.

Special thanks to Alan Butler - http://www.alanbutler.info
Check out Mr Chang at Twitch.tv/Lord_Kebun
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A step backwards with a family of travelling performers who left a moving legacy for the appreciation of all over 100 years later. Special thanks to Sally Jackson, The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Mr Shade and the Marvellous Corricks.

The Corrick's on the NFSA Website
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/corrick-tour

Highlights from the Corrick Collection
https://youtu.be/uOJE74dCY7w

Street Scenes of Perth (1907) - featuring ...
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March 5, 2019 44 mins
This episode takes a candid look at the Perth Fringe World Festival through the eyes of Artists and audiences. The event grew exponentially in a relatively short space of time, from a pilot program in 2011 of 23 events. By 2018 it had become the third biggest Fringe Festival in the world. A range of interviews and discussions explore how the Festival benefits audiences and the arts community, and in the case of a venue hub called N...
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January 24, 2019 11 mins
A chance meeting in a foreign place reveals more than expected.
Special thanks to James Nagy for this story of synchronicity.
Soundtrack by Roly Skender
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December 16, 2018 20 mins
MONA (The Museum of Old and New Art) in Hobart, Tasmania is the largest privately funded Art Museum in the southern hemisphere. It's been called a museum of sex and death, and was once described by its enigmatic founder David Walsh as a subversive, adult, Disneyland. But how might MONA be changing?

Special thanks to interviewees Pippa Mott, Alex Johnston and Tim the bus driver.
Written, spoken and produced by Roly Skender.
Music comp...
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This is the final episode of a three part series which follows the development of the art exhibition Australiyaniality, curated by Sharon Tassicker through the Janet Holmes a Court Gallery, led by artist Matthew McVeigh.

We also meet performance artist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, writer/actor Peter Docker and hear again from Western Desert artist Curtis Taylor.

This podcast covers topics including appropriation in art, dot painting, racism...
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Australiyaniality, Part II - Births are Messy

The search for identity continues... we're covering a lot of ground so here's a map.

Get the Name Right
Liyan
The Curator
Birth
Blood on the Walls
Births are Messy
It's Seven Hours Drive
Elizabeth Durack and Eddie Burrup
Sex Toy

Featuring Sharon Tassicker (Curator), artists Curtis Taylor, Martine Perret and Matt McVeigh. Plus the strange history of Elizabeth Durack.

The Exhibition
https://www.austra...
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August 14, 2018 9 mins
How do Songlines work across the Australian Continent?

A Songline is 'one of the paths across the land (or sometimes the sky) which mark the route followed by localised "creator-beings" during the Dreaming. The paths of the songlines are recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance, and painting.'

I was asked to participate in an exhibition project called Australiyaniality by my artist friend Matt McVeigh, which opened up the opport...
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The Grammy award-winning soundtrack to the 2000 Cohen Brothers film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" helped spark a folk revival, sending countless echoes forward in time. This episode follows one of those reflections, looking back at a project that brought together a unique mix of musicians for a series of concerts at the Perth Fringe World Festival in 2015. What made it special? We found a few unexpected answers.

Thanks Brothers & Si...
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May 9, 2018 11 mins
Episode 6 - You are in a dark room surrounded by artists. How safe is this space? Theatre stories and skeptical conversations.

Spoken and produced by Roly Skender. Additional voice performances by Anonymous man and Joobilant Grande. Bad jazz music by Roly Skender.
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March 18, 2018 22 mins
Episode 006 - A challenging interactive projection art project with a number of twists and turns.

Special thanks to the Ruah Centre, Northbridge and the amazing work they do for homelessness in Perth:
www.ruah.org.au
including the 50 Lives, 50 Homes campaign
https://www.ruah.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Housing_and_Homelessness_Ruah.pdf

Written, spoken and composed by Roly Skender.
Additional music by Stoney Joe - www.stoneyjoe.com
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February 28, 2018 10 mins
Episode 005 - A new pair of sunglasses and a trip to the beach lead to a groundbreaking decision.

Written, spoken and composed by Roly Skender
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February 2, 2018 15 mins
Episode 4 - The highs and lows of public art, as seen through the lens of a street mural on Beaufort St in Mt Lawley.

Written and spoken by Roly Skender
Guest appearance by Shady
Music by Roly Skender and Stoney Joe

The Worst of Perth article - https://theworstofperth.com/2014/11/04/pigalle-artisanal-dogging-on-beaufort/
Video of the paint going down - https://youtu.be/yteAa_T7Itg
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January 12, 2018 11 mins
Episode 3 - A pitch for a new project turns into something quite different, culminating in a dangerous situation or two.

Spoken and produced by Roly Skender. Music by Roly Skender and Stoney Joe.
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January 3, 2018 17 mins
Episode 2 - Re-cut from the now-defunct non-starter podcast, 'The Outspoken Inn'. Roly is joined by Grant Shade (Shady) from the Film Shapes podcast. Apart from chronicling the 'worst gig ever', this episode covers country music, Townes Van Zandt, Chinese Opera and the Australian folk ballad, Waltzing Matilda.

Spoken by Roly Skender and Grant Shade
Produced by Roly Skender

Additional music and sound:

Bama Country, Eternity, Robocalypse...
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December 28, 2017 10 mins
Episode 1 - A journey to find the most interesting way to throw projected light at trees. Roly talks about the work of Craig Walsh and his intro to tree projections through a gig at the Fairbridge Folk Festival, leading to the unexpected birth of a mathematical, algorithmic entity called 'Tree Boss'.

Spoken and produced by Roly Skender. 'Big Rock' by Stoney Joe.
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