There’s an old saying that every seven years, every cell in the body is renewed and replaced by a new cell; we effectively grow a new body.
It’s not entirely true. Some cells can last a lifetime, like our cerebral cortex neurons, heart muscle cells, and the crystalline lenses of our eyes. Tattoos have staying power too.
Still, it’s a nice idea, and after seven years of Mofo, we’re going with it – the Museum of Old and New Art’s Festival of Music and Art is shedding its skin and emerging as a new beast.
Mofo 2016 will take place January 13 – 18, with events in and around Hobart city venues, leading up to a frenetic weekend at Mona (Jan 15 – 17) of percussion, spoken word, and furious fusions of music and art, with museum access granted only to ticket-holding Mofos.
Curated by Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes, The Break), Mofo at Mona will be digging in deep; performances will resonate across the whole Mona site, inside and out; from the Nolan Gallery to the Organ Room; the Escher-esque stairwells to the Moorilla Barrel Room; and the outdoor stage and lawns to the sandstone Void, 14 metres underground.
“Mofo asks you to surrender to music, sound, sight and space,” curator Brian Ritchie says. “Mona plus music creates one big pulsing organism. Whether you are a regular visitor or first-timer, Mofo 2016 will show off Mona in unimaginable ways.”
Mofo 2016 aims to drum up a sensory discombobulation to shake you down to your very cell structure. Fair warning to your cerebral cortex neurons, heart muscles and crystalline lenses.
Mofo is a project of Mona, supported by the Tasmanian Government through Events Tasmania.
Mofo takes place January 13 – 18, 2016. Lineup announced in October. www.mofo.net.au
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