Brain Field
24 April - 7 June 2026
Brain Field
Dameboy
Dameboy, Poly (still), 2022, Moving image and sound, 16:9 ratio.
Brain Field is a multi-form dreamscape that blurs the boundaries between internal and external worlds. The field takes shape as a mass sculptural work; featuring an assemblage of crafted found-objects, dance film, sound, and a live durational performance. This installation expands Dameboy’s visual universe, focussing towards a dense terrain of inner psychology – a brain cluttered and colonised by the waste of the physical world. Part installation, part performance environment, Brain Field invites audiences to move through and reflect on the porous boundaries between body, mind, and environment. Participants will also be able to contribute to the evolving installation through free, associated collaborative workshops.
Exhibition catalogue
Exhibitions launch
6pm Friday 24 April 2026
Speeches from approx. 6:30pm
Free entry | Bookings not required
Umbrella Floortalks
10am Sunday 26 April 2026
Dameboy + Tim Ellis | Free entry
Bookings not required | Full details here
Brain Field: Inhabited
9am-1pm Sunday 7 June
Free entry | Bookings not required | Full details here
Umbrella will be closed Saturday 25 April for the Anzac Day public holiday.
Trash Craft Workshops with Dameboy
10am-12pm & 1-3pm Saturday 11 April 2026
ABC North Queensland
Michael Clarke interview with Dameboy, 8.30am Thurs 30 April 2026
Listen to the interview (2:06.30 to 2:14:53) here
Dameboy is an interdisciplinary artist working across sound, performance, dance, visual arts and event curation. Based between Gurambilbarra / Townsville and Naarm / Melbourne, their practice spans live performance, music production, installation and collaborative projects. Dameboy has worked as a dancer and collaborator with a range of Australian contemporary dance companies, and creates original sound for live performance contexts. Their solo music project brings together music, digital art and performance as an evolving world-building practice, with the first release SABINA CAKE launched in 2024. Through Helipad Studio and the annual event NIMBUS, they also support experimental, cross-disciplinary arts practice and community-led platforms. Dameboy - Brain Field was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance. | The development of Brain Field was supported by Dancenorth Australia through the 4 Walls and a Floor residency program.
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Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Education, and the Visual Art, Craft and Design Framework, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program. | Vetta Creative is Umbrella's fortieth anniversary creative partner.
