Counterbalance
1 : a weight that balances another
2 : a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force

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Jane Prophet was RMIT Creative Media artist in residence at The Avoca Project until December 12th 2007. Counterbalance is a response to the site and to the Swiss House. 

Dancing possum on tin roof.The final installation is documented here.  Work-in-progress from the links below. The work was made with no help from these rotund and yet strangely athletic night-time companions. Possums: the STOMP stars of the tin roof...

 
The concept of the installation  is explained here.
Documention of the piece The Site
1, 2, 3, 4 		Sketches
 1, 2, 3, 4		 Installing
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 		To Homepages