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Overview
About Me
ABOUT ME
I'm an artist. I recently finished Masters.
I work in video, sound, performance, sculpture...
I've been in Hobart for about 5 years. Before that I lived in Adelaide.
I am now studying Psychology.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I surfed with some amazing people quite a few years ago.
I have recently hosted for the first time.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've met fantastic people through couchsurfing and learnt a lot about different cultures.
Interests
Laughing, eating, drinking
art, music, film,
yoga, meditation,
cooking and sharing great food,
travel (obviously)
hiking, riding
I don't mind having a drink now and then.
- arts
- performing arts
- film making
- dining
- cooking
- yoga
- meditation
- drinking
- traveling
- painting
- drawing
- music
- hiking
- psychology
Music, Movies, and Books
Directors: Takeshi Mike, Tarkovsky, Jim Jarmusch, Lars Von Trier, Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Kubrick, Erol Morris, Miyasaki, Akira Kurosawa, Cohen Brothers........
Books: I mostly read non fiction but i have liked:
Rumi, Philip K Dick, Steinbeck, Orwell, Hunter S Thompson, Will Self, Dostoevsky, Bukowski.
Music: I like most music
traditional music from places like Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, India, Africa, Japan, Turkey...
J-dilla, KRS-ONE, madlib,
I like experimental, noise and sound artists
others I like: Tony Conrad, ooioo, Philip Glass, Philip Jeck, Colleen, the Beatles of course, Nina Simone, smog, Tom waits, konono, Jim O'Rourke....
Artists: Marina Abramovic, Olafur Eliasson, Santiago Sierra, Maurizio Cattelan, Tehching Hsieh, Roberto Villeneuva...and so on
Teach, Learn, Share
I am an artist with skills and knowledge in painting, drawing, sculpture, video, sound and installation.
I would like to learn more about film making, organic farming, traditional music and customs
Countries I’ve Visited
Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Italy