What do you do (ie, in the arts)?
Photography/Video/make things
When did you get into it?
2002. I discovered the joys being in a darkroom and went from there.
Who or what influences you as an artist?
I find I’m influenced mostly by culture. A YouTube video with a kitten in a box, or a bad 80s movie, or Today Tonight… real life often gives me the most ridiculous ideas.
What’s your biggest achievement so far?
Being awarded a Canberra Contemporary Art Space Residency.
What are your plans for the future?
Moving to London at the end of 2010. See how that goes, then maybe onto Berlin or Paris to live the bohemian dream.
What makes you laugh?
Bike Stacks on Funniest Home Videos, things that have been shrunk in ovens, Cake Wrecks (it’s the best blog ever - cakewrecks.blogspot.com/), it always cheers me up.
What pisses you off?
Bad coffee and dickheads at gigs who buy two drinks at once and think it’s funny to push people over. You know the type.
What’s your opinion of the local scene?
Canberra always surprises me - one minute everything is happening and its great, other times it’s a ghost town. But overall, for its size, it’s a pretty exciting place.
What are your upcoming performances/exhibitions?
I am in a group show called ‘Musk’ with two other Canberra artists at M16 Artspace in Kingston. Opens April 15 at 6pm.
Contact Info
www.tarrantj.com mail@tarrantj.com
