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A black and white graphic illustration of two hands and a spark as a match is struck against a matchbox.
12 Jun – 30 Oct

The Office of Chthonic Services

  • Free
  • Art

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 multifaceted phenomenon.

Situated in a working office in the Naarm (Melbourne) CBD, OOCS is inhabited by Charon from Accounts— a character performed by artist and OOCS creator Olivia Concetta Lennon. During your appointment, you will be offered a menu of free 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 aims to further expand its poetic interpretations.

Supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 12 Jun
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 19 Jun
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 26 Jun
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 3 Jul
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 28 Aug
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 4 Sep
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 11 Sep
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 18 Sep
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 25 Sep
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 23 Oct
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Thu 30 Oct
  • 2pm - 10pm 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Location

Level 4 (enter via glazed door cnr Turner Alley and Swanston St)
181 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

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