Love TV continues its love affair with Brisbane March 9, 2012

Love TV is a unique, bold and engaging interactive live art project that is winning hearts globally. The project sees enigmatic hostess, Aphrodite (artist Rebecca McIntosh) entice well-known celebrities, musicians, local heroes and members of the community into her make-shift studio. McIntosh’s installation, a hot pink TV-shaped mobile theatre transforms itself into a space for creative conversation, as Love TV provides the rare opportunity for anyone and everyone to have a voice.

The original concept of Love TV was created and presented by artist Rebecca McIntosh from Broome to Bali, Adelaide to Edinburgh, the Sydney Festival to Melbourne Comedy Festival. More recently, a collaboration with creative producer Victoria Johnstone has developed LOVE TV into this new and innovative model for community engagement as a way to explore identity, diversity and the universal subject of love.

Prior to each Love TV performance, local residents are encouraged to nominate online at www.lovetv.com.au which celebrities, artists, history-makers and creatives they would like to see share the story of their own personal love affair with their respective city. Based on these nominations, Aphrodite will conduct intimate and spontaneous conversations with nominated personalities as well as passers-by. Interviewees will be given a public forum to express their most cherished corners, loved locations, and ultimately cracking open the heart of the city with their shared stories.

Love TV made its Brisbane debut in December, featuring interviews with the likes of Powderfinger lead guitarist, Ian Haug and indigenous artist, Richard Bell. Nominations are now open for who the public would like to see interviewed publicly and beamed live onto a big screen for everyone to enjoy.

Love TV continues its long-term love affair with Brisbane well into 2012. To celebrate, a site will be set up at Rumpus Room on 9th March and at Davies Park Market on the 10th March. These dates are in addition to an event in conjunction with the The GreenHouse @ Queensland Theatre Company on 16th March at Bille Brown Studio.
Wesley Enoch, Queensland Theatre Company Artistic Director states “Love TV is a wonderful site specific public art project. Queensland Theatre Company is presenting this project to bring together our community to celebrate Brisbane and the affection we have for our people and place."
Later this year Love TV will be presented in New York across the five boroughs of the city for Summer 2012.