Longing for fishing

The 'boys' (Daniel and Grégory) have come up with an idea for the show. It's going to be an installation, about fishing and disco. Some kind of a fishing party that turns into a clubbing session.
First step: going to a fishing supplies store for inspiration. Dan and Greg are digging into the fishing rod department to search for a good-looking reels, exchanging their impressions in a language that I can't catch. I get completely fascinated with the lures department. I never thought that these tiny things could be so glossy and sparkling. Now I've got the point: it's gonna be really disco!

Dan and Greg's work would not be so interesting if they were not using materials in a completely twisted way. They have decided that the whole show will be made of ceramics. It's all about mixing undermined practices such as the hand-made, the low-tech, the subjective, with outdated and underrated techniques. There's a sort of punkish approach to them. Like you can never expect how things will be mixed. It's always a bit ahead for 'good taste'.

The invitation card to the show

Australian art is in fact also very crafty. All things that I've been seeing lately are perfectly executed hand-made pieces that rely on a sort of technical 'bravura' effect. This 'material-fetish' seems quite strange to me. From where I come we're just starting to reconsider crafts after a long long period of manufactured/ready-made artworks. And that's where Dan & Greg are coming from. They've just been fed up with the manufactured twist. Now I am wondering how they will react to an artistic context that is 'technique-friendly'. If it will generate some crisis? And what about the reaction of the local audience to their work?