Hi all - my name is Kelly, I’m a new member at the Hackerspace having only moved to Brisbane about a month ago.
I’ve been doing large scale interactive art for a while and have been involved in things similar to the hacker space in Melbourne (not nearly as big or as well equipped as HSBNE though, every time I walk in I lose my shit at the space and the gear you guys have). I am one of the organisers of a large arts collective called Coco Poco Loco which makes art and puts on parties both solo and at festivals like Burning Man, Rainbow Serpent, etc. Recently we went mobile with our custom built-from-scratch art car where we designed and built everything from the frame to the sound and lighting system. Some of your existing members have been to our parties previously.
Anyway…we have just bought the little yellow truck that is at the hackerspace, it’s a custom built plumber’s vehicle that was used on a large school grounds. 3 cylinder Daihatsu engine, 4 speed gear box, reported top speed of 60km/h (not that we’ve got it that fast yet).
Over the next two weeks we will be turning it into a small version of a wonky queenslander house, complete with big sound system, bar and lighting. We have a small but quality crew consisting of engineers, architects, builders, mechanics, DJs, etc and both Karl and Tully from the Hackerspace are on board.
We also have a bit of a budget to produce something great. The first foray for the Wonky Queenslander will be the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival at the Woodford site over Easter and then we are planning on taking it to the Australian regional Burning Man events this year too (July and October) as well as using it around Brisbane for parties, film nights, whatever.
I have done a couple of similar projects recently and so I know that this one is achievable and will be cool.
The basic work plan is this:
- Cut off the roof and raise it to standing height
- Service the mechanics (brake line needs replacing, oil everything)
- Build a wooden queenslander style house around the metal frame
- Install generator and sound gear
- Paint it up
We are planning on starting work this Tuesday the 24th. We are also planning a 20 minute talk for everyone about what the project involves and how you can get involved if you want to.
Finally, if you want to come along and join our camp for the first outing we have discounted tickets to the festival and also an amazing camp with its own bar and sound system and large circus tent.
I will hopefully post some plans over the next few days. In the meantime if you want to get in touch my details are below.
Kelly
0402 251 507
kelly.leo@icloud.com
