Orange is a striking and almost unmissable giant being – moving, living, day by day, viewed from within the confines of a two-bedroom apartment in Coolangatta. Striving to be an enigma in an increasingly restricted and familiar environment.
Drawing on performance, choreographic and photographic practices, Orange aims to capture the domestic duties, joys, sorrows, absurdities and small freedoms of our new normal lifestyle during the Covid-19 crisis. This photo and short film series follows a largely mundane routine, providing a glimpse into the private world of this individual, who in many ways, reflects all of us.
This work is a collaboration between performance maker Daniele Constance and photographer/videographer Jorge Serra as they share a living space together during isolation.
Daniele currently practices as a Creative Arts Therapist, with a Masters in Therapeutic Arts and Graduate Diploma from The MIECAT Institute (Melbourne Institute of Experiential and Creative Arts Therapies).
Daniele has experience providing one on one and group therapy sessions for a diverse range of people. She has particular experience working with young people and adolescents who have experienced mental health, trauma and come from refugee and new migrant backgrounds.
If you would like to book in a session, or learn more about the benefits of art therapy, please get in touch via the contact page.
Photo by Jorge Serra
To survive is to continue to live, to remain and be in existence, to endure and to live through....
Drawing on the direct experience of people who have survived unbelievable circumstances, People Of Interest is a tribute, a testimony to those lived experiences. It poses as a platform for connection from one person to another, to redefine the judgement of a seemingly every day person.
Sitting in front of you is someone's grandmother telling the story of how she overcame substance abuse; someone's mother telling the story of how she survived 8hrs trapped in a crashed car on a highway; someone's son fleeing from a war torn country... People of Interest is these stories, told by true survivors, in an intimate and personal setting.
People Of Interest does not employ a traditional script, set or narrative. Rather, it pulls from contemporary theatre practices to weave raw material from non trained artists through the use of audio recordings and participatory processes.
Collecting stories from true survivors, devised and directed with professional artists, People of Interest has artistic power from the real people and real material that they share.
This work was developed during JUMP, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, and is in continual development as an ongoing series.
It was most recently presented at FOLA (Festival of Live Art), Footscray Community Arts Centre 2016; and is available to tour.
Images by Jeremy Virag.
In 2010, the idea of Suitcase Rummage was born over a cup of tea between friends. Daniele Constance and Isabel Fitzgerald set up the first Suitcase Rummage market place in partnership with Brisbane City Council, and since then, it has grown to become a nation wide social enterprise, supporting a community of creatives, collectors, and emerging entrepreneurs.
Since 2014, Daniele has been the sole Director of the company, managing and coordinating events in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. While on the surface Suitcase Rummage may seem like 'just another market', it presents an alternative platform for clothing and product consumption. It encourages practices of crafting, making, creating, designing, recycling, up-cycling, swapping and bartering.
Through the market products are being diverted from landfill, encouraging a revolution of goods and good-will by caring about where stuff comes from and where it may end up; and fostering conversations and dialogue about sustainable and ethical practices. By gently shifting our attitudes and consumer patterns, we are capable of radical change.
Through the Suitcase Rummage markets and business model, Daniele aims to share her passion and advocacy for fair trade and ethical practices, community engagement and civic action and responsibility. She has attended and presented talks at sustainability conventions and conferences, and is eager to continue growing her work activating meaningful change.
More information can be found here
