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[*Spoiler warning* If you want the five people in Issue 19 to remain a surprise until you receive your copy - read no further]
Photography by Woef Kalal
Justus Neumann
Barrie Kosky, Artistic Director of the Schauspielhaus in Vienna, describes Justus Neumann as “an artist of the highest order whose work is regarded as one of the most important elements in the theatrical landscape of Vienna in the last few decades.” Justus’ CV reads like a who’s who of the European comedic theatre world. On the rare times he has performed in Australia it’s also been to acclaim, winning a Best Actor award at the 2004 Melbourne Fringe Festival. How then has he managed to live in relative obscurity on Bruny Island, Tasmania for those same few decades?
Photography by Kate Bezar
Penny Malone
Penny Malone’s work is painstakingly time-consuming. Inch by inch, stencil by stencil, hour by hour she builds patterns on fabric. While these fabrics would certainly look stunning on a wing chair in the lounge, they’re instead destined for gallery walls and the collections of museums. For now, sit back in your wing chair as we delve inside her fascinating practice.
Photography by Kate Bezar
Nik Magnus
Medicine has taken Dr Nik Magnus all over the world; treating Buddhist monks with respiratory conditions in Tibet, “all the promiscuous young skiers for chlamydia” in Wanaka, New Zealand, AIDS patients in Kenya, tropical diseases in the Solomon Islands and ennui in Antarctica. Geographic diversity is one thing, but the extraordinary diversity of Nik’s other interests is another. Grab yourself a cup of tea and as we have one with a true Renaissance man in Hobart.
Photography by Matthew Newton
Suzanne Purdon
Suzanne Purdon is a mum who is passionate about education. Six years ago she founded the ‘B4’ programme for Tasmanian children which helps them prepare for school by getting them into a learning environment as early as possible and intimately involving parents in the process. The programme gets children (from birth till age four) and their parents gardening and cooking as well as reading and counting. Suzanne started with just one school in one of the ‘toughest’ areas in the state and the programme has had an incredible impact, not only on the children, but on their parents and their community as well, bringing them all closer together. It is now in the process of being rolled out statewide. Here’s Suzanne’s story of how she became determined to be “the best teacher I could be.”
Photography by Simon Cuthbert
Martin Walch
Martin Walch loves being out in nature; kayaking, rock-climbing, mountain-biking and taking photographs. Since first exhibiting in 1994, he has been recognised as developing an exciting practice (being awarded the 2008 Hobart City Art Prize), has been included in significant international exhibitions and been a member of the Australia Council’s Visual Arts/Crafts Board for several years. The boy who grew up with crayfish at the bottom of his garden (instead of fairies) now creates works that challenge us to reconsider our definition of wilderness, how the environment is depicted, and our part in it.
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Wow, I have been in India for six months now. Every now and then my stomach lurches as I think of all the goodness i’m missing in Dumbo feather. They are still all arriving in my post box, ready for my reading when I return.
this issue’s cover art is amazing! And the interviews sound just as good. Its sounds redundant becuse i’m not ctually reading them at the moment but keep them coming! Four new magazines after a year of being away is one of the most exciting things about returning.
harry.