Brunswick-based artists and neighbours, photographer Alana Holmberg and cellist Josephine Vains, come together to present Porch Diaries & Letterboxes at Tempo Rubato on Monday 3 May.
Porch Diaries reflects on community as a remedy for isolation. Comprising more than two hundred colour photographs, the heart-warming series features neighbours, strangers, workers and loved ones who passed by the Brunswick home of photographer Alana Holmberg during lockdown.
On the adjacent street, Josephine Vains had the idea of providing cello concerts for her neighbours from the footpath outside her house. The first Letterbox Concert was given at the end of March 2020 and they continued every fortnight through lockdown for neighbours and others who passed by.
Through these two projects that Alana and Josephine met, united by their interest in connecting with their local community through music and photography. For the first time, Alana and Josephine will share excerpts of both projects in a collaborative and multidisciplinary performance that explores what it means to be part of a neighbourhood community.
Date: Monday 3 May 2021
Time:
7pm bar open & A1 Bakery Food Truck on site
8pm performance starts
Tempo Rubato, 34 Breese Street, Brunswick
Tickets: $22 - Buy tickets now
Profits from ticket sales will be donated to the Porch Diaries project to help fund the production of a self-published book of the series. You can also make a tax-deductible donation to the project via the Australian Cultural Fund, all donations will be matched by Creative Partnerships Australia until 21 April.
Porch Diaries will be exhibited at Counihan Gallery, Brunswick from 29 May-11 July 2021 and a book will be available in June 2021. The exhibition is supported by Moreland Arts through the Flourish Arts Recovery Grant Program and the book is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through Match Lab.
About Josephine Vains | josephinevains.com
Josephine Vains is an Australian cellist, chamber musician and educator, with a performance career that encompasses modern and historical cello. An adventurous spirit has taken her to some far-flung concert venues, from a 1000-year-old cave in the heart of China to mountain-top Bach in the French Alps. Josephine was recognised in the 2020 Moreland Awards for her series of free Letterbox Concerts during lockdown, winning the Contribution to Arts and Culture Award.
About Alana Holmberg
Alana Holmberg is an Australian photographer based in Melbourne. In 2019 she won Australia's National Photographic Portrait Prize. Raised in regional Victoria, Alana’s work is sociological in nature and increasingly focused close to home. Through her projects, she comments on contemporary issues within Australia, drawing on family archives, personal experiences and observations of her community.