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Joel Zika
I am an Australian born new media artist based in Melbourne, Australia and Kristiansand, Norway. I create works of printed, projected and digitally sculpted installation. For the past ten years my practice has been solely focused on the phenomenon of the dark ride; an element of theme park culture originating at the turn of last century. Forgotten dark rides such as ghost trains and haunted houses from this era offer huge inspiration. Where...I am an Australian born new media artist based in Melbourne, Australia and Kristiansand, Norway. I create works of printed, projected and digitally sculpted installation. For the past ten years my practice has been solely focused on the phenomenon of the dark ride; an element of theme park culture originating at the turn of last century. Forgotten dark rides such as ghost trains and haunted houses from this era offer huge inspiration. Where possible I have performed my work live, sometimes 'stand alone', sometimes in direct collaboration with a band.

I have exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, my work is featured in the recent book: ‘New Romantics – Darkness and Light in Australian Art’ alongside Bill Henson, Jane Burton and Tony Loyd. I am a permanent staff member of Deakin University and am currently fulfilling a position at Noroff University in Norway. I am completing a PHD entitled ‘The translation of cinema into space’ at Swinburne University, Melbourne.

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