FIX update

FIX team member Marcus Keating manning the FIX counter at CLUBSproject inc.

The There’s a Hole in the Bucket exhibition has finished and the FIX counter is now closed. A total of 30 fix requests were submitted and FIX (myself and the team) has completed most of the requests (with the exception of one or two items).

Many of the requests were social or personal in nature. A lot of people wanted us to do something about the tragic state of Australian politics – this is a big ask, so if you’d like to help out please follow one or all of the following links and add your voice to the socially outraged.

stop the Australia-USA Free Trade Agreement
sign up for action against climate change
help the Australian Refugee Foundation fight for basic human rights
download Greenpeace’s GE-Free True Food Guide
rally against the war in Iraq
get all the dirt on John Howard (bring a truck, there’s a lot of it)
and have a laugh at Johnies expense

There were about eight FIX requests submitted for faulty objects. Some of these were fixed with a straight forward repair or replacement of the item, the remainder were modified in some way.

This IKEA foot stool, missing a cushion, was listed by its owner as aesthetically faulty.

I decided to turn it into a seat. The plywood top was cut into slats and attached to black webbing material I bought at the local hardware store. The cross-struts were cut down and refitted.

Here’s a photo of it in use (thanks Bianca). Due to its IKEA heritage the chair can be dismantled and stored flat; a suitable allen key is attached.

Another object left for repair was this Matchbox car with a faulty front axle.

I fixed the front axle, jacked up the car, added fats and wheel arches to the back, painted flames down the side, and tinted the windows.

The owners name “Toine” was also added to the back.

Although I’m happy with how the FIX project developed, the limited number of objects received by the FIX team impacted on the projects objective to engage a diverse range of objects and modifications. I’m considering re-running the project with a greater focus on object modification.

My thanks to Spiros Panigirakis and the FIX team; Carly Fischer, Jophes Fleming, Starlie Giekie, Susan Jacobs and Marcus Keating.