Mono and Queensland Film Festival present films by British filmmaker, artist, and musician Luke Fowler. His 16mm films use archival footage to tell the stories of intriguing countercultural figures and movements in Britain. Many focus on music and musicians. Fowler will introduce this screening, which includes his acclaimed film Electro-Pythagoras (A Portrait of Martin Bartlett) (2017). This film pays tribute to Martin Bartlett (1939–93), a proudly gay Canadian composer who pioneered the use of the microcomputer in the 1970s and 1980s. Bartlett researched intimate relationships with technology and was particularly interested in handmade electronics.

Mono is the IMA’s longstanding program of experimental sound curated by Lawrence English of Room40. Experience the expansive world of sonic experimentation and boundary-pushing performance in Brisbane/Meanjin through an integration of diverse sound materials and practices.