Tracing ephemerality : the digital dimensions of alternative cultures

This paper explores the visual and theoretical components of artistled initiatives in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney alternative arts and performance scenes have been operating as a system of unofficial venues. Many artists and musicians etch out an existence in dissident spaces, away from the norms of the commodified licensed venue experience. These irregular venues are not purpose built spaces and consist of a range of warehouses, lounge rooms and revalorised buildings within Sydney. My research utilises photography to capture these temporal spaces as they shift, relocate and reform in the face of imminent closure or exposure