cheerleading is without spirit (an anagram of Writing This Hideous Replica) is a collective of writers and artists who were in residence at RMIT Gallery during the This Hideous Replica exhibition and public program (23 August - 16 November 2024) curated by Joel Stern and Sean Dockray. We are: Aaron Billings, Melody Ellis, Zara Gudnason, Jenny Hedley, Tim Loveday, Benedicte O’Leary-Rutherford, Susan-Elin Solimani and Beau Windon.
The texts and drawings made during the residency were published as a ‘hideous’ insert for the exhibition catalogue.