Svenja J. Kratz – The Conversation

Guests at the V.I.P Opening Feast, Eat The Problem. Mona/Jesse Hunniford Image Courtesy MONA Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

April 22, 2019

MONA’s Eat the Problem is possibly well‑meaning but ultimately exquisitely elitist

Svenja J. Kratz, University of Tasmania

A new exhibition and book urging us to eat invasive species are beautiful but come across as little more than an exquisitely designed elitist spectacle.

Mezzo soprano Eve Klein performed two compositions while a medical laryngoscope, inserted into her throat, revealed the movement of her vocal chords. Jesse Hunniford

January 25, 2018

Mofo at MONA: operatic bodies, experimental encounters and expanded horizons

Svenja J. Kratz, University of Tasmania

Listeners often describe the music presented at Tasmania’s Mofo festival as ‘weird’. But to do so sells the experience short.

Chris Levine’s iy_project at Hobart’s Dark Mofo. Dark Mofo/Lusy Productions, 2017 Image Courtesy Dark Mofo, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

June 14, 2017

Trepidation and delight: experiencing Dark Mofo with a three‑year‑old

Svenja J. Kratz, University of Tasmania

Hobart’s Dark Mofo deals with plenty of challenging subjects but seeing it with a child can highlight the wonder of intuitively experiencing art.

Static No. 12 (seek stillness in movement), 2009–10. ©Daniel Crooks. Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery

November 8, 2016

Scientists ponder the evolutionary urge to create ‑ but where are the women?

Svenja J. Kratz, University of Tasmania

A new exhibition at MONA, curated by scientists, explores the biological and evolutionary origins of art. The show is spectacular - but it offers an overwhelmingly male perspective.

Visitors take in Cameron Robbins’ Field Lines at the Museum of Old and New Art. Mona/Remi Chauvin

June 14, 2016

Dark Mofo and the affective power of a creative storm

Svenja J. Kratz, University of Tasmania

Hobart’s winter festival explores darkness, storms and the very nature of the universe, with artwork performed in an asylum; echoing the elements and conceived while on a residency at Geneva’s Centre for Nuclear Research.

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