Luke John Campbell
I am a man of islands. I was born in this place. On Bruny Island in Tasmania.
Of this land
I make
I am a director
I am here
Luke John Campbell joined the Second Echo Ensemble in 2015. He created a lead role in the Ensemble’s production of the RITE OF SPRING which premiered at Salamanca Moves in 2016. In 2017 Luke was an artist in residence at Critical Path where he worked with UK artist Kate Marsh. He has studied with Philip Channels in NSW and Hobart and participated in the Theatre Royal [Hobart] Young Ambassador Program. Luke has been an Emerging Artist at Back to Back CAMP, an Arts Tasmania 2020 Educational Artist in Residence, a micro residency recipient at Performance Space Sydney and a 2020-21 Australia Council Future Leader.
Luke’s directorial debut BY MY HAND was presented at Dark MOFO 2018 and toured to Lonely in the Rain Festival in Finland. His subsequent works have been presented in partnership with Constance Ari, The University of Tasmania, Wide Angle Tasmania, Moonah Arts Centre, Rosny Barn and GASP. He has performed at MONA; MONA FOMA; Dancehouse Room to Move, Melbourne; Dark MOFO, Ten Days on the Island; You Are Here Festival and Undercover Artist Festival. In addition to his dance practice, Luke is a musician and photographer. His photography has been exhibited at Moonah arts Centre, Hobart Waterside Pavilion and Salamanca Arts Centre. Luke is currently working on a trilogy of interdisciplinary works that will be presented at The Plimsoll Gallery. Luke is mentoring Aidan Chick as an emerging project leader.
Suspended from the wooden beams from the ceiling is a large black square sheer scrim with a video projection of the artist Luke. Luke is wearing a black leather jacket with his head bowed, arms outstretched to the sides with moving flames appearing to be bursting out of his hands. There is a wooden director’s chair behind the scrim inviting the viewer to come and sit to be part of the projection.