Narcissus by Angela Tiatia
Event details
1 - 10 March 2024
On the Western Broadwalk
Located on the Western Broadwalk and underneath the Monumental Steps
Comprising of photographic stills and film, Narcissus (2019) reimagines the classical Greek myth of a beautiful young boy staring longingly and endlessly at his reflection, only to be met by his own demise.
| Date | Time |
| Friday 1 - Sunday 10 March 2024 | 9am - 5pm |
| No ticket required | Free |
In English
Wheelchair accessible
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Ali Morad
Allya Bella
Andrea Dixon
Andrew Wang
Athena Thebus
Benjamin Wang
Caitlin Searle (Harris)
Carma Sharon
Chenoa Deemal
Chloe Candarakis
Clariza Vicente
Cyrus Sarina Leilua
Daniela Haddad
Eugene Choi
Francisco Lopez
Georgia Small
Gil Balfas
Gloria Bose
Ishak Issa
Izaak Love
Jodine Holli Wolman
Justin Bernstein
Kelly Dezart-Smith
Khanh Trieu
Lawrence Ola
Martyn Reyes
Naoise Champion
Nicole Yardley
Sabryna Walters
Saroni Roy
Sereima Adimate (Stelly Gee)
Sue Broberg
Tammy Moir
Teresa Tate Britten
Thu Nguyen
Tina Kobas
Tommy Misa
Viola Mehndiratta
Wesley Shaw
Yasmin Goonweyn
Angela Tiatia on Narcissus, 2019Here, vulnerabilities, frustrations, flaws and strengths are shown as a collective effect...
all about the project
Drawing upon a lineage of artists inspired by this myth, such as Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio’s canvases (1597–99) and Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden (1966), Tiatia’s interpretation is a contemporary exploration of the self. Reflecting our insta-tik-toked social media age, Tiatia has assembled 40 ‘Narcissi’ who each collectively embody a myriad of emotions – ecstasy, love, desire, despair – trapped in an endless cycle of self-obsession. Never satiated, they continue to clamor and grasp for their own reflection, only to be met by a tragic fate of their doing.
The production of Narcissus involved 80 professional actors, performance artists and crew, representing one of Tiatia’s largest productions to date.
Angela Tiatia (she/her)
Sāmoan and Australian, lives and works in Sydney.
Angela Tiatia explores contemporary culture through performance, moving image, painting, sculpture and photography, drawing out the relationships between representation, gender, neo-colonialism and the commodification of body and place. Often through the lenses of history, popular and material culture, the artist moves deftly in her compositions of still and moving image from pointed detail to satellite view addressing themes within power structures and how these impact the individual and their communities.
Tiatia has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally, and her work is held in numerous national and international public collections.
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All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to the foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer or as directed by Sydney Opera House staff, adhering to COVID-safe rules.
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