The Queer Woodchop
Wednesday 22 October from 7pm to 8pm Saturday 25 October from 1pm to 2:30pm Sunday 26 October from 6pm to 7:30pm
Performance on Saturday 25 October will be Auslan interpreted
Sharpen your conceptual art axeheads, snag a showbag, and barrack on local art stars as they gamely attempt their own Woodchop. The Queer Woodchop places agricultural shows, performance art, pink capitalism, and the ‘original extreme sport’ on the chopping block.
In Pony Express’ subverted/perverted arena, artists hack away at lumbered binaries in a sly yet sincere inquiry into an Aussie sporting spectacle. Queering C’mon Aussie C’mon values, this immersive contest finds a third space between the Lumberjaxs and Lumberjills. Free, open to the public.
See this performance at Liveworks, Performance Space's flagship festival of live art taking over Carriageworks from 22 - 26 October 2025.
Photograph by Jesse Hunniford