Performance and Magic Card Trick: Damien Shen, ‘My Cuzzy Nate and the 654 Club’

Join artist Damien Shen for a captivating live performance that combines storytelling, magic, and Aboriginal excellence and optimism through eye-catching card tricks. A recent Artbank Prize 2026 finalist, this performance extends Shen’s moving image work My Cuzzy Nate and the 654 Club—adapted from the classic ‘Sam the Bellhop’ multi-part card trick into a warm and personal story.

Each performance lasts approximately 10 minutes, performed at 3pm, 3:30pm, and 4pm.

Damien Shen is a South Australian man of Ngarrindjeri (Aboriginal) and Chinese descent. As an artist he draws on both of these powerful cultural influences to create works of intense personal meaning.

Location: MARS Gallery, Booth D05