Tandra Vale
From time to time various charities put out a challenge and encourage people (sometimes even policemen) to shave their heads, dye their hair green, go on very long walks, or something of the like, to raise money to support their cause. Well we have formed a group to do something similar. But we at PMAA (Pulp Mill Art Action) are encouraging people to GO ALL THE WAY for art, and by doing so, do something to help stop this pulp mill and help demonstrate how silly the proposal really is.
Challenge Number 1
How can you participate?
Simply follow the steps below but most importantly stay within your comfort zone! Think about it, it’s not all that hard to do!
Step One: Get totally naked and that is totally without clothes!
Step Two: Write a slogan on yourself somewhere with lipstick, or a texta, or with shaving cream (you work that bit out) saying something like “pulp mills stink” or something of your choice (you work that bit out too).
Step Three: Find a good spot to be photographed (in your bathroom, on the beach, in the bush, wherever you feel most comfortable).
Step Four: Photograph yourself, or have someone do that for you, on a digital camera preferably but in such a way as to prove that you were actually totally naked and therefore totally committed.
Step Five: Make your photograph available for publication in a special edition book to be sold to raise funds for the cause to which you are now totally committed.
Step Six: Email your images to [email protected] with PMAA in the subject OR snail-mail them to The PMAA Project PO Box 5255 Launceston TAS 7250 Australia, free of copyright.
There are many variations that can be made on this theme and most, if not all, might be publishable. It is entirely up to you to work all this out, and in doing so, finding a way to make all this interesting for yourself and then much more interesting for the world.
Andy Warhol, the famous American artist, once said “in the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”. Think about it, this could just be your chance to do that!
Challenge Number 2
PMAA challenges the supporters of the proposed Tamar Pulp Mill to “Go The Full Monty Too” and match supporters of the PMAA Project, let us say “bottom-for-bottom”. They are even welcome to take things up a notch or two if they dare.
We look forward to receiving your images and going to press with the book in the very near future.
*All about this image …
Dear Tandra,
Pleased to be a part of your pulp mill protest, from way up here in the Highlands of Scotland.
As you may know, the Scottish Highlands were long ago denuded of their mixed deciduous forests. The natural habitat will never be recovered.
Absentee landlords replaced people with sheep and their hooves eroded the topsoil so much that nothing much bigger than heather can take root. The Highlands are still a rich man’s playground (grouse moors, deer stalking) to which it is a constant battle to gain free access unchallenged.
We can’t let this happen to Tasmania.
I’m therefore sending you my statement:
PULP IS PORRIDGE
… written in cold porridge. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with oats. It’s what we do with them that’s the problem. Grey tasteless sludge probably isn’t a good way to represent your country whether it’s oats or trees, northern hemisphere or south.
There are two images above … one a bit Tracey Emin, the other maybe more old Dutch. Bit tricky when you don’t have anyone around to take the pic for you and the porridge keeps sliding off. Hairy arms help though.
Now I’m off to clean up … porridge between the toes, in the hair … luckily my dog will take care of the floor … !
Good luck with all your efforts to stop the mill.
Regards,
anonymous tag
