Primarily, a hills hoists’ designed purpose is to dry clothes. Suppose there are others. Celebrating the crank, Here are three iterations of hijacked hills hoists where I provide alternative functions to demonstrate further potentialities of this Australian backyard feature. Also included is documentation of an experimental play performance conducted in Melbourne as part of an Awkward Amazing exhibition.
- THE BIG DIPPER, hills hoist , dip, corn chips, string, pegs
- BACKYARD BLISS, hills hoist, phonebooks, orgasmatrons, hose, corks, safety goggles, plastic lids
- MASS DUNK, hills hoist, teabags string, cups, hot water
THE BIG DIPPER
A shameless endeavour to expose the remarkable in the everyday and the potential in the incidental has, like the corn chips on a hills-hoist, had its ups and downs. HOLY GUACAMOLE
THE BIG DIPPER, 2016, video of a performance and installation, A backyard in Newtown
BACKYARD BLISS
This work is a celebration of the up and down functions of two great Australian inventions. By marrying the orgas-matron with the hills-hoist, I have created a device that can massage people, en masse. Phone books are provided to assist the shorter folk.
MASS DUNK: A GEORGIA LUCY TEA PARTY
MASS DUNK, 2014, video of a performance and installation, A backyard in West Hobart
Awkward Amazing Performance 2012
Celebrating the ‘spin’ function of a hills hoist, I attempted to make a musical instrument complete with working disco ball . I tuned wine bottles to the song Staying Alive by the Bee Gees. The song was activated like a music box/pianola. When the hills hoist rotated, the bottles were orbited and hit into a drum stick. A head torch was worn and directed onto the disco light as it spun. This was an attempt to get the movement of the shimmering reflections reminiscent of an actual disco.
When the hills hoist was cranked upwards it pulled the tape on my face to lift and forge the expression of a smile whilst also unplugging the stereo. With the up and down crank, I also managed to get the hills hoist to pull my pants up and down resulting in a wedgie.
Georgia Lucy 