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Dada—when up is down

On a Saturday afternoon in Sydney a group of healthy people, including 2 children fell. They collapsed to the floor. Simultaneously. The fall happened during the opening of an art exhibition in Sydney Australia.

The cause?

A dada inspired work of socially engaged performance art directed by Sylvia Schwenk, performed by everyday people at Brenda May Gallery.

This short film tells the story of this group of people who only met 30 minutes before the exhibition.

What happened?

“dada – when up is down” is made up of the performance, a short film that re-presents the performance and a series of photographs.

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