Thursday, March 5, 2009

Robin (Mutoid) Cooke... joins the Earthtribe.....

Plane Henge, Mutonia Sculpture Park (by Robin Cooke), Oodnadatta Track, Outback, South Australia, Australia

Robin is one of the original founders of the Mutoid waste crew, famous for their mechanical sculptures at festivals like Glastonbury UK, He is the creator of the first Car Henge, when travellers were told they could not visit stone henge he then built a version of it using scrap cars. Robin also made a massive hydrolic robot which pulled down a section of the Berlin wall.

H has recently been living a long term vision of his called Earthdream. A fabulous creative journey annually travelling around Australia and bringing creativity and a voice to Protesting across the Deserts fusing Maddder than Max with a blend of theatre, art, lifestyle and most importantly bringing together the unconnected groups to educate the truth behind the unpleasant uranium mining industry in the name of profit.

a fabulous film about that journey is here...
This 3 part doco on Earthdream 2001 was directed by Matt Bonner. Hugest thanks Mat, and all crew involved in it's production, See ya in Twentytwelve!!!!
Part 1
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/undergrowth/videos/earthdream_part1.avi/view
Part 2
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/undergrowth/videos/earthdream_part2.avi/view
Part 3
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/undergrowth/videos/earthdream_part3.avi/view

http://www.angelfire.com/mt/earthdream2000/drg.html

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