A sombre document of a failed private housing project in inner city Melbourne in the guise of a music video made amidst the aftermath of flash floods. A solitary man in an abandoned building site is seen forlornly gazing into nocturnal black pools of water and somewhere in a more hopeful, undeveloped landscape. Through song, he tells the viewer that they can take a picture, and he'll stand right there. The project's title takes its cue from Gene Hackman's dying words in the Clint Eastwood film Unforgiven (1992). Hackman, as the murderous racist sheriff Little Bill Daggett, lies dumbfounded on the floor of a Wild West Saloon, having discovered that the protections granted by home ownership under settler mentality can be a fleeting illusion. Featuring Angus Hamilton. Soundtrack courtesy of Bucket Men

First exhibited in the site-specific projection Das Kapital | 236-238 Chapel St, Prahran | 30 November - 2 December 2023. This Project was proudly supported by the City of Stonnington, with assistance from Cecil Place Precinct and the NotFair Art Foundation. It took place on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin Nations and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge their living connection to Country, relationship with the land and all living things extending back tens of thousands of years. Opening Speech excerpts: Dr Edward Colless. For further information including a list of the artists please visit:

https://notfair.com.au/das-kapital-2023
https://myshrine.org/dasKapital/