Episode 04: Underland Build Team (Glenn & Jim)

2025-06-01

Exploring the Art and Community of Underland: Effigy and Temple Builds In this episode we take a look at the Underland effigy and temple build with Jim Beattie & Glenn Todd. Hosts Stevan, Jim, and Glenn discuss the art and community dynamics of the Underland effigy and temple builds from 2023 and 2024. They share engaging stories of their art projects, focusing on the creation and burning rituals of effigies and temples. Jim details his experience as the effigy build and design lead, highlighting his project 'Pobblebonk Effigy' while Glenn...

Exploring the Art and Community of Underland: Effigy and Temple Builds

In this episode we take a look at the Underland effigy and temple build with Jim Beattie & Glenn Todd. Hosts Stevan, Jim, and Glenn discuss the art and community dynamics of the Underland effigy and temple builds from 2023 and 2024. They share engaging stories of their art projects, focusing on the creation and burning rituals of effigies and temples. Jim details his experience as the effigy build and design lead, highlighting his project 'Pobblebonk Effigy' while Glenn shares his insights into fire sculptures and his work with the Nautilus temple. The episode also covers topics like the importance of inclusive spaces, the historical significance of effigies and temples, and potential challenges when creating large-scale art burns. The conversation is enriched with discussions on the ideas of holding summer burns without actual burns and the need for a supportive community to facilitate these artistic expressions.

Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay

Guests: Jim Beattie & Glenn ‘Flame Writer’ Todd

Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay

Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Welcome intro

[00:01:34] Jim origin story

[00:06:59] Glenn origin story

[00:10:29] Art burns

[00:12:00] Minimum requirements

[00:18:25] Build issues

[00:19:53] Meaning of effigies

[00:22:23] Effergies in burner culture

[00:30:26] Having fun

[00:32:12] Support groups

[00:34:18] Logistics

[00:40:19] Build to burn

[00:42:13] Pobblebonk effigy

[00:50:04] Brainteasers

[01:00:34] Burner voice messages

[01:01:25] Burn without burning

[01:08:37] Budget and design

[01:12:19] Revisiting the temple

[01:16:55] Nautilus temple

[01:20:27] Temple guardians

[01:21:31] Build art

USEFUL Links:
Common Arts Victoria: https://commonarts.org.au/

Underland: https://underland.com.au/

Flame Writer: https://flamewriter.art/nautilus-temple/

David Best Temples: https://davidbesttemples.org/

Underland (Unofficial) Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1139415790701071

Facebook post ‘Rethinking the Temple at Seed’ by Erin Susan Killion-DelCastillo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/burningaustralia/posts/9564632963547200/

Bonzaar Podcast website: https://bonzaarpodcast.net

Email us: mailbag@bonzaarpodcast.net

This episode was recorded on 30 January, 2025

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