Category Archives: Callie Arnold

Gu-knocker

Posted on 20 November 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

You are Callie Arnold again, being interviewed by Halwaz in your home. “You have become something of a celebrity, haven’t you?” she asks. You flush. Clearly there is an emotional charge to this word. “Not really by choice. I’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Callie Arnold, Nebraska Rovira | 3 Comments

Spread Across the World

Posted on 8 August 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Ngo Cong An is also known as Andy Ngo. He’s 16 years old, chunky, and wears his hair in a buzz cut. He sits in a traditional Vietnamese home – wooden, built on stilts, with a thatched roof – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnes Avila, Callie Arnold, Dorothy, Gina Ma, Jan Kress, Jill Kwan, Ngo Cong An, Serena Koslowski, servants, Ted Anderson | 1 Comment

To Protect and to Serve

Posted on 1 July 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

We’re back at the Gu launch again. By now everyone has been served canapés. The attendees have twisted round in their seats and are watching the two Gu figures put down their trays at the back of the room, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Brandy and Clint, Callie Arnold, crime, drop-wings, espionage, exoskeletons, Guplicates, limitations, May 7, military applications, pacifism, Sally van der Plotz, security, terrorism | 3 Comments

The Last Manufactured Thing?

Posted on 17 June 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

The memory ends, and you are back in the tropical heat, breeze on your skin, scent of frangipani, but this time still in Arnold’s body, looking at Halwaz. Surprisingly, fifteen years have made a positive difference. Arnold is fitter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Callie Arnold, demo, José Thomas, manufacturing, poverty, Serena Koslowski, Ted Anderson, unemployment | 1 Comment

The Gu of Names

Posted on 17 June 2008 by Mike Reeves-McMillan

When Susan Halwaz’s latest documentary dex Gu begins, you are in her body. Facing you – you are in comfortable chairs, under a shade-sail in a tropical setting – is a middle-aged woman, dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, quietly … Continue reading →

Posted in Allan Scott, Callie Arnold, Jill Kwan, Serena Koslowski, Tavita Sharma, Ted Anderson | 9 Comments