Sarah Jane Pell
Sarah Jane Pell evokes the aquatic spectacles of
Annette Kellerman and Harry Houdini and the pioneering
spirits of NASA and Jacques Cousteau amid performance,
life-
digital media, installation and advanced life-support
technologies
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ADAS Occupational Diver Training 2002
The Underwater Centre, Fremantle Australia
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Prototype Dual Re-breather
Sarah Jane Pell (AU) & Pacific Commercial Divers, Perth
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Interdepend, 2005 ArtsTAS New Media
Collaboration: Sarah Jane Pell (AU) & Martyn Coutts (AU)
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Interdepend, AU 2005
Collaborators:
(Tas
Tas/Vic)
Sarah Jane Pell (Vic/WA) Martyn Coutts (Tas/Vic)
dual-
Prototype dual-rebreather designed and constructed by Pell in
Art Surgery
collaboration with Coutts & Pacific Commercial Divers, Perth
Produced with support from ArtsTAS New Media Creative Development
Grant: Tasmanian Department of the Arts and Australian Government
Produced during residencies at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Fremantle
and King Street Arts Centre, Perth. Dramaturgy Poets of the Machine.

FUTURE ART OF/IN/FOR TELESURGERY ?
European Institute of Telesurgury (EITS) – France 2006
Telesurgery Laparascopy | ISU SSP06, Life Sciences Dept. Visit
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SymbioticA, 2003 - 2006
the art and science research laboratory, School of Anatomy &
Human Biology, University of Western Australia
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Petrification ARC Biennale 2005
Sarah Jane Pell (Vic/WA) Lawrence English (Qld)
(Qld)
Qld
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Petrification, UK 2006
Art Surgery
Collaborators Sarah Jane Pell (Vic/WA) Lawrence English (Qld)
(Qld)
Qld
RAWSpace Galleries, ARC Biennale, Brisbane
Documentation Bec English
Attendance made possible by support of ArtsWA Artsflight Grant
Produced during a RAWSpace New Media Arts residency, Brisbane.

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Dr. Sarah Jane Pell
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MOBILE BIOTART LAB, 2004 Riks Utstillinger, Olso Harbour NO

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The Heureka Science Centre, Helsinki
SymbioticA: the art and science laboratory School of Anatomy &
Human Biology University of Western Australia

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The Baltic, ISEA04
Oron Catts, Dr Nigel Helyer, Dr Sarah Jane Pell, Ionat Zurr

LIFEBOAT Total Biological and Psychological Processing System
Welcome to QA64 - the world's most cultural interrogation. We offer two
psychological sampling systems - The Human-Techno Screen-based Interface, and our
award-winning Person-to-Person Questionnaire…
4. Collective action is always more effective than individual
action…
21. Artists should steer clear of politics…
52. Regular soldiers under orders should be legally
culpable for their actions during warfare…
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International Space University, France
SSP Life Sciences Department 2006
Tethering workshops with Canadian Astronaut Bob Thirsk
Sarah Jane Pell, PhD, AQ. research@sarahjanepell.com http://www.sarahjanepell.com

2006 HMP Lunar Medical Contingency Simulation, Devon Is.
Participation in the International Space University (FR) team with
with
real- NASA-
real-time comms with HMP Astronauts (Arctic) NASA-Johnson Space Center
Tele-
(US), and Payload Tele-Operations Center (CA).
Sarah Jane Pell, PhD, AQ. research@sarahjanepell.com http://www.sarahjanepell.com

Mars Institute HMP EVA Medivac Simulation, Arctic 2006
The Devon Is. simulation demonstrated that an injured suited
crewmember could be safely extracted from difficult terrain,
similar to what might be expected in a lunar EVA, and
transported to a remote site for diagnostic and therapeutic
care. A number of issues developed unexpectedly during the
sim that challenged the crew and planners. However, the team
was able to complete the mission.
Sarah Jane Pell, PhD, AQ. research@sarahjanepell.com http://www.sarahjanepell.com

Odyssey, 2005
The Western Australian Maritime Museum, Australia
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Walking with Water 2005
(Solo Retrospective Exhibition)
The Western Australian Maritime Museum, Australia
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Odyssey, AU 2005
‘Walking with Water’ Retrospective Exhibition, WAMM
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell (ADAS 2r)
Produced by Broomstick Productions
Western Australian Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay

LUNA GAIA: A CLOSED LOOP HABITAT FOR THE MOON
The Luna Gaia posits a
pathway towards new
technologies,
philosophies, systems
applications and
infrastructure aimed at
achieving a closed loop
habitat model for human
Moon.
settlement on the Moon
http://www.isunet.edu

NASA Ames Research Centre, Bay Area 2006
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LUNA GAIA: A CLOSED LOOP HABITAT FOR THE MOON
http://www.popsci.com/lunagaia

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Luna Gaia: a closed loop habitat for the Moon >2006
Art Surgery
Presented: ISU Team Project 2006
NASA Ames Research Centre, USA 2006
IAC International Astronautical Congress, ES 2006
ESA European Space Agency, 2007
International Space University and NASA Ames Research Centre.

Space Soon, The Roundhouse, London 2006
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‘SubCulture’ Space Soon, The Roundhouse, London 2006
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Second Nature: Second Skin, >2003
A media performance documenting my first attempt to fly with
custom-built life-size wings designed by Leonardo DaVinci in the
ocean.
The result was akin to the poetry of ‘The Falls’ 1980 the bird
film by Peter Greenaway in the sense that it is, as the title
suggests, “something of Georges Bataille’s delight in the
something Bataille’
puncturing of those human pretensions which the fall of Icarus
symbolises”. [Baker 2000: 32]
so concisely symbolises
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Second Nature: Second Skin, >2003
National Review of Live Art, Glasgow
Performed and Produced by Sarah Jane Pell
Filmed at Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Wooly’
Underwater cinematographer Paul ‘Wooly’ Wolstenholm
Production assistant Marco Mona
Post Production Marco Mona, ECU Digital Media
Audio Composition David Pye
Documentation NTU Digital Performance Archive
Produced with support from a PICA Research & Development Grant 2003
NRLA Attendance supported by an ANAT Conference Attendance Grant 2003
Thanks to Luke Pither, Helen Embling, Floating Passions, ABCTV & ECU

Trans>Port (TERMINAL) 2004
Submerged in a 12m x 2m x 1m Aqua Super tank filled with
17,000lts of salt water and heated to 16 degrees, I improvised
five John Cage performance instructions including ‘Water Walk’
Walk’
and ‘Water Music’ at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal,
Music’
Victoria Quay for The Space Between Conference, Perth closing.
Sarah Jane Pell, PhD, AQ. research@sarahjanepell.com http://www.sarahjanepell.com

Trans>Port (TERMINAL) 2004
Over the 3.5 hour performance I experienced extreme cold –
distorted visibility –separation anxiety from the audience and
separation
a lack of privacy and personal space – a limited field of
movement and other local factors affecting my physical,
psychological and social boundaries and ultimately my
performance behavior. I felt like a caged animal. People
tapped on the glass expecting me to perform tricks on demand…

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Trans>Port (TERMINAL) 2004
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell
Produced by Little Girl INTERNATIONAL
The Space Between Conference, Fremantle Passenger Terminal
Victoria Quay, Western Australia
Live Video Korin Gath
Documentation Anne Walton
Production Assistant Tarsh Bates, Kay Grubb
Pye,
Audio Composition David Pye, Grant Entrich
Produced with support from the City of Fremantle Cultural Sponsorship
Supertank facility supported by the Mandurah Fishing & Boating Show
Thanks to PRUDE, DiveSkiSurf Fremantle, Taylor Marine, TUCF & ECU

UnderCurrent III, 2003
What does it mean to perform under pressure and with self-
self-
containment? This engagement took place along the 2.4km length
of the largest wooden structure in the Southern Hemisphere:
the Busselton Jetty – standing tall above the Leuwin Current.
NB It was 33 degree C outside the dome and the fishermen
kindly cleared the debris of hooks and guts as I passed.
Sarah Jane Pell, PhD, AQ. research@sarahjanepell.com http://www.sarahjanepell.com

UnderCurrent III, AU 2003
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell
Produced by the Shire of Busselton Kickarts Artist Residency
Busselton Jetty & Underwater Observatory, Western Australia
Documentation Lorraine Corker
Assistant Rose Williams
Produced with support from the Shire of Busselton, the Busselton Jetty
Council and a KickArts Court House Arts Centre Residency, Busselton
Great Southern Region of Western Australia.

UnderCurrent V, 2004
The body is suction-sealed inside a 45cm transparent dome
containing 16minutes of air. The body ‘members states and
conditions from subspace towards an aqueous alterity
manifested through a movement trajectory. The performance
concludes when either a) the air depletes, b) poisoning
occurs, c) 25 minutes passes. Emergency oxygen and a first aid
attendant should be present. Post-dive recuperation and body
monitoring is employed.
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UnderCurrent V, UK 2004
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell
Produced by GreenRoom Theater Manchester and the Bonnington
Gallery Nottingham UK
Live Video Michael Mayhew
Documentation Richard Graham
Post Production Richard Graham &
Digital Performance Archive
Produced with support from a PICA Research & Development Grant 2003
Under the NAVA Freedman Foundation Travelling Arts Scholarship 2004
Logistical support from LADA & Nottingham Trent University Live Arts

Hydrophilia, AU 2004
I perform wearing a prototype SSBA “Oyster” diving helmet
filled with 30lt of saline. Air is drawn from the surface via
an umbilical. The sinuses are flooded. Controlled epiglottal
function prevents drowning. The performance continues under
commercial diver supervision and protocols exploring fields of
consciousness and pneumatoses for 111minutes.
September 11, 2004 – BEAP04 Biennale of Electronic Arts, Perth
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Hydrophilia I, AU 2004
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell (ADAS 2r)
Produced by Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Biennale of Electronic Arts, Perth BEAP04 Western Australia
Documentation Lorraine Corker
Diver Supervisor Paul Masters (ADAS 3)
Production Assistant Kieran Stewart
Produced with support of a BEAPWorks 2005 initiatives from ArtsWA:
Department of Culture and the Arts and Australian Government.
“Oyster” helmet produced with support from the Acrylic Domes &
Displays, Taylor Marine, TUCF & Pacific Commercial Divers

Hydrophilia II, UK 2006
Hydrophilia is restaged on the deck of a c1900 sailing ship
moored in South Quay, Penzance Cornwall in sea spray. Local
PADI diving instructor David Bell tends the operations as Pell
is rigged to the tall ship mast for an hour. Pell ‘descends’
into the ‘dive’ her dance begins on deck under the watchful
eye of her supervisor until he calls her to the ‘surface’.
Fluids from the “Oyster” helmet are finally decanted into
vessels and presented to the audience.
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Hydrophilia II, UK 2006
Performed by Sarah Jane Pell (ADAS 2r)
Produced by Art Surgery
Newlyn Art Gallery & South Harbor, Penzance Cornwall UK
Documentation Andy Whall Art Surgery
instuctor)
Diver Supervisor David Bell (PADI instuctor)
Production Assistant Judith Bell, Andy Whall & Blair Todd
Produced with support of ArtsWA: Department of Culture and the Arts
and Australian Government
Produced during a TRACT Live Art residency, Newlyn Art Gallery.
Tract Live Art
Art Surgery

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