A journey from sun-up-to-sundown across two seminal solo works within the canon of First Nations performance art.

When Monster premiered as part of the first YIRRAMBOI Festival in 2017, the work became an urban legend in the arts industry. An enigma that left a lasting impression for those lucky enough to have seen it.

For YIRRAMBOI 2025, performance artist Joshua Pether stages Monster in the Cyborg Body—a merging of two pivotal works from different moments in his life and artistic journey. Staged as a sun-up-to-sundown durational event. This reimagined performance blends Monster with his earlier work, Cyborg Body, a work which became the catalyst for Monster and the cornerstone of Pether’s artistic practice and interrogation of the body.

Guest artists weave through the work as collaborators and audiences are invited to experience the work at their own pace.