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Overview

  • 7 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Artist
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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

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