"Lifting its title from a misheard line in a 1980 song by The Fall about a reclusive dog breeder whose ‘hideous replica’ haunts industrial Manchester, this experimental project—an admixture of artworks, performances, screenings, workshops, a ‘replica school’ and other uncanny encounters—adopts monstrous replication as a tactic, condition and curatorial framework for exploring algorithmic culture, simultaneously alienating, seductive and out-of-control. Curated by Joel Stern and Sean Dockray." (Issuu 2025)

The catalogue insert was created by 'Cheerleading is without spirit' –– a collective of artists and writers to expand the idea of 'hideous replicas.' Through writings and drawings, a 'hideous' response was created to the 'This Hideous Replica' exhibition held at RMIT Gallery. As part of the collective, we also held public workshops, encouraging the public to participate in re-creating 'hideous replicas' of their own.

* Creative Writing
* Comic Art
* Illustration
* Research-led Practice