SELECTED PERFORMANCES

Sharmila’s live-art performance practice comprises both solo and collaborative works – presented at festivals, public and private events, and art exhibition openings.

'101 Ways To Stare At a Wall'. 2021for 2021 Anywhere Festival, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
'Let Us Sell You (It's Your Burial)!' 2021Creative Development Residency, for Supercell Maker's program, @ HOTA, Gold Coast, Qld. Collaboration with Ruby Donohoe & Nadia Milford. [Image: Nadia Milford in our work-in-progress]
'Metamorphosis II'. 2017solo alchemical ritual performance - sound element, for 'Shift' exhibition Opening. Shopfront Gallery, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane. video_still
'Frida'. 2016collaboration with Gemma Garcia - 'Two Aspects of Frida'. Opening ritual performance for 'Eleven Faces of Frida Kahlo' exhibition. Metcalfe Gallery, BIA, Brisbane
'URB-MAT-ALITY'. 2015solo ritual, inpired by John Cage & the Laws of Chance - for 'Urban Materiality' exhibition Opening. Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
'Spring Footsteps, Waxing Moon'. 2014collaboration with Jan Baker-Finch (Eurythmist). outdoors, evening, environmental, Springtime celebration. Live music by Clocked Out. 'Welcome' segment. Private Residence, Brisbane.
'Metamorphosis'. 2014transformation-art ritual. Annual Open Day event. Gestalt Art Therapy Centre, Brisbane.
'ERA'. 2013solo ritual exploring key issues of our times. for: 'exist-ence5 - international festival and symposia - live art/ performance art/ action art'. Project Gallery, QCA, South Bank, Brisbane
'Rose Carrousel'. 2012experimental sound-art collaboration devised by Heidi Edmonds. 'I don't know why i love you but i do' @ Room 60. Brisbane
'Grinders' - Blues Band.2009Lead vocals. Brisbane. Photography by Sulja Raam. @ annual Morayfield Blues Festival, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
'Spanda'. 2000ritual initiation performance as 'the bride'. for exhibition Opening, 'Spanda - the spark at the inception of an idea'. With live double bass and sound track production by Rigel Best. QCA Gallery, Brisbane.
'Loco'. 1997solo ritual awakenings performance for exhibition Opening, 'Loco - levels of consciousness'. Original sound track production by Rigel Best.
Sound track recitation (Artaud extract) by Henri Hunsinger. Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns
  Photography by Sulja Raam
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PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

Video playlist (solo & collaborative).
Full credits listed on YouTube.

2021

101 Ways To Stare At A Wall. (solo)  [1:37]

2016 [Dec.]

Metamorphosis II. (solo)  [1:13]

2016 [Jul.]

Frida K. (2 Faces). (collaboration - with Gemma Garcia)  [3:10]

2014

Spring Footsteps Waxing Moon. (collaboration - with Jan Baker-Finch)  [8:11]

2013

ERA – live art performance. (solo)  [4:39]

2010

Sharmila Nezovic Live Art Performances (1980-2009). (solo works)  [2:58]