.: Mutoid Waste Company :.
_Influenced by the movie Mad Max and the popular Judge Dredd comics, they specialised in organising illegal parties in London throughout the 1980s, driven at first by eclectic assortments of fringe music such as psychedelic rock and dub reggae, but then embracing the burgeoning acid house music movement by the late 1980s. They were probably also influenced by the TV show Blake's 7, which featured Mutoids, reconditioned humans who had had their personalities removed
The group became famous for building giant welded sculptures from waste materials and for customising broken down cars, as well as making large scale murals in the disused buildings where they held their parties.
In 1989, they left the UK and travelled to Germany where they became notorious for building giant sculptures out of old machinery famously offering a Bird Of Peace sculpture that overlooked the Berlin Wall. They had a collection of scrap military vehicles including a Russian MiG 21 fighter aircraft which 'followed' them around wherever they went.
In the early 1990s the Mutoids moved to Santarcangelo di Romagna, where they set up a scrap village called Mutonia and continued working, displaying and performing at squats and libertarian celebrations in the Bologna region. Mutonia now exists as a sculpture park right here in far north South Australia! (ABC doco about Mutonia)
In recent years, the Mutoids have re-appeared at a number of British festivals and arts events, with displays of their distinctive vehicle sculptures.
The group became famous for building giant welded sculptures from waste materials and for customising broken down cars, as well as making large scale murals in the disused buildings where they held their parties.
In 1989, they left the UK and travelled to Germany where they became notorious for building giant sculptures out of old machinery famously offering a Bird Of Peace sculpture that overlooked the Berlin Wall. They had a collection of scrap military vehicles including a Russian MiG 21 fighter aircraft which 'followed' them around wherever they went.
In the early 1990s the Mutoids moved to Santarcangelo di Romagna, where they set up a scrap village called Mutonia and continued working, displaying and performing at squats and libertarian celebrations in the Bologna region. Mutonia now exists as a sculpture park right here in far north South Australia! (ABC doco about Mutonia)
In recent years, the Mutoids have re-appeared at a number of British festivals and arts events, with displays of their distinctive vehicle sculptures.