Fannkenstein, Life, Death, Life. A Costume Exhibition at ‘Untether Gallery’, Geelong

Yesterday evening I attended the opening of a unique Costume Exhibition, curated by Andrew Delaney, at the ‘Untether Gallery’ in Geelong. The transcripts about the show are attached below to help you understand what the “Frankenstein, Life, Death, Life” exhibition was about.
In 1825 a play based on Mary Shelley’s infamous novel Frankenstein was staged in the Theatre Royale in Drury Lane. It was banned after only three performances and the costumes stored away …


The images below, are mine and were all taken at the event with the kind permission of Andrew Delaney.











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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

27 thoughts on “Fannkenstein, Life, Death, Life. A Costume Exhibition at ‘Untether Gallery’, Geelong”

      1. That was a fantastic read! I love how the artist embraces the belief that something does not have to be ‘pretty‘ to be beautiful. His process for creating this particular exhibit is extremely interesting and I very much enjoyed reading about it. I also loved his moving description of cobwebs draped over a child’s long-abandoned toy to signify that time and life carry on. You are very fortunate to have such a stimulating display to visit. Thank you for a remarkable share, dear Ivor! 🥰

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      2. Yes, it was a remarkable display … the baby even had real little money spiders 🕷️ crawling through its scalp, the Town Jacket was covered in real lichen/moss … all the costumes had their own unique individual quirks … a once in a lifetime event, and I was so fortunate to be one of the guests at the special opening night … 😊🌏📖😍

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  8. WOW! and OOH! I find this to be so exciting, creative, artistic, and creepy-cool!
    I’m so glad you got to attend this event, Ivor! Thank you for taking photos and sharing them with us!
    Mr. Delaney’s other exhibitions listed there sound fabulous as well!
    I’ve always enjoy anything to do with Frankenstein…the Shelley book, and the movies through the years.
    Great song/vid to pair with your great post!
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you very much for all of fabulous praise, Carolyn … and I shall pass on to Andrew, about how well received my article was about his amazing his “Frankenstein” exhibition has been on my website 😊🌏😍📖💕🐶🎶

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  9. How very cool! That would have been an awesome exhibition to attend. Rocky Horror Picture Show! I attended my first theatre movie/audience participation show when I was in my early 20s! Can’t believe it’s been 4o years ago now. Classic. 🙂

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  10. here’s a relaxed and human-sounding comment in english, all in lowercase, just as you asked:

    hi ivor, just wanted to say your post took me right into the room with those costumes. the details, the vibe, the spiders, it all felt alive through your words and photos. thanks for sharing this little piece of magic.

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