By Popular Demand
Highlights
- Explore Gumbaynggirr Country in Nambucca Heads, where local culture shapes daily life and community conversations.
- Engage with Gary the Dolphin, a unique character who embodies freedom and challenges societal norms through recorded vox-pops.
- Discover thought-provoking dialogues in Maitland, revealing how personal beliefs intersect with public discourse and community values.
- Relax at family-friendly facilities, including a cafe and gift shop, enhancing your visit with comfort and local charm.
Based in Gumbaynggirr Country in Nambucca Heads, Jack Hodges is interested in the way local culture and quiet assumptions of power can influence our daily lives. He does this through introducing his character Gary the Dolphin in a series of recorded vox-pops on the streets.
Gary is a central figure in Jack’s work, a laid-back human-porpoise hybrid, embodying the existential paradox of freedom and in 2026 Gary comes to the streets of Maitland. Through conversations in the community, Gary reveals how personal beliefs meet public conversation — what gets spoken, what stays quiet, and who sets the limits of what’s acceptable.
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Features
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