Please join us for the second edition of VHS Tracking Presents – Goolugatup's shiny new film club ☆

The program invites local artists to present a wide-ranging selection of art films, classics, and new wave cinema. Curated by iconic Boorloo film critic Tristan Fidler, the creator of the celebrated local VHS Tracking film zine, and hosted by Goolugatup gallery monthly on Wednesday nights.

In this edition, artist Dan Bourke introduces Les Blank’s Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) and Gap-Toothed Women (1987).

Doors - 6:30pm starts 7:00pm. FREE admittance, full bar, free popcorn, feel free to byo snacks. Seats limited - RSVP to ensure your spot.

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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

The SF Chronicle called this loving ode to garlic “a joyous, nose-tweaking, ear-tingling, mouth-watering tribute to a Life Force.” Nothing less than a hymn to the stinking rose of the kitchen, this beautifully photographed documentary is an odyssey of garlic feasts blended with uniquely individual interviews of garlic aficionados. Not only does the film promote garlic as our first line of defense against all forms of blandness, it also titillates the taste buds with shots of garlic dishes sizzling in their pans. Les Blank shows once again that he knows how to have a good time and share it on film – especially if it involves food!

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Gap-Toothed Women (1987)

A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth, ranging from lighthearted whimsy to a deeper look at issues like self-esteem and societal attitudes toward standards of beauty. Interviews were conducted with over one hundred women, including model Lauren Hutton and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

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Dan Bourke is an artist based in Boorloo/Perth, WA. Working between studio, curatorial, and publishing practices, he appropriates and subverts existing models to explore themes such as the nature, ethics, and business of creative labour; economies within the contemporary art world; forms of representation; and systems of taste and value. He currently runs Benchpress, a small Risograph-based printing press, and Adult Contemporary, an artist-run initiative and bookshop. He was previously involved in the formation of other artist-run initiatives: Poetry Club (2010), Galleria (2011–12), and Pet Projects (2016–17). In 2009, he graduated with a BA (Art) (Honours) from Curtin University. Locally and nationally, he has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, curated and organised projects, and undertaken residencies. His most recent projects have appeared at Fremantle Arts Centre (WA), YIRI ARTS (Taiwan), Adult Contemporary (WA), Pet Projects (WA), and Campbelltown Arts Centre (NSW).

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Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct located on the shores of the Derbal Yerrigan, in the suburb of Applecross, just south of the centre of Boorloo Perth, WA.

The precinct's street address is 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, with ample parking on site. The closest train station is Canning Bridge, and the closest bus route the 148.

The project space, where the film screening is held, is wheelchair accessible through rear access. ACROD parking is available nearby. Main entry is 1.4m wide, and accessible toilet doors are 0.9m wide. Toilets are unisex.

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