A black and white graphic illustration of two hands and a spark as a match is struck against a matchbox.

Until 30 Oct

The Office of Chthonic Services

Believing Vesuvius to be a normal mountain, the Pompeiians had no word for ‘volcano’.

You are invited to book an appointment at the Office of Chthonic Services (OOCS), a project that examines the apocalypse not as a single cataclysm but as a recurring phenomenon.

Situated in a working office in the Naarm (Melbourne) CBD, OOCS is inhabited by Charon from Accounts – a role performed by artist and OOCS creator Olivia Concetta Lennon. During your appointment, you will be offered a menu of goods and services that examine contemporary, historical, individual and social facets of the end of a world. This project examines the literal examples of an apocalypse, and also aims to further expand the poetics of collapse.

Guests are welcome to visit for a few minutes or up to one hour.

Supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.

Date	Times
Thu 17 Jul	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 24 Jul	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 31 Jul	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 7 Aug	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 14 Aug	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 21 Aug	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 28 Aug	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 4 Sep	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 11 Sep	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 18 Sep	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 25 Sep	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 2 Oct	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 9 Oct	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 16 Oct	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 23 Oct	2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 30 Oct	2:00pm - 9:00pm