‘Medusa is a Modern Woman’ is a new work in progress by Seedpod Ballarat artist Izzy Roberts-Orr, where Medusa is reimagined as a contemporary figure—and she’s inviting your help with the task.

Through her Seedpod residency, Izzy seeks to reclaim Medusa’s voice and explore how myth and memory shape survival through gathering, looping and rearranging of poetic patterns.

Using fragments of poetic texts, audience members are invited to a ‘re-assembling’ where a unique contemporary and collective reimagining of Medusa will be created at each presentation.

Join us for Izzy’s work in progress presentations of Medusa Is A Modern Woman.

🗓 Ballarat Public Showings
📍 Ballarat Performing Arts Community (Hall), 501–503 Neill St, Soldiers Hill (map here)
🗓 Friday 2 May – 6pm
🗓 Sunday 4 May – 2pm & 4pm
🎟 Free, but bookings are essential - Book here

This work is being developed on Wadawurrung, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung Country, and I pay my deep respects to Elders past and present. This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Huge gratitute to Punctum, Creative Ballarat and Ballarat Performing Arts Community for supporting this space to create and develop the work.