‘A space for mourning’ or a trauma theme park? Dark Mofo struggles with its most powerful works

The Tasmanian festival always melds the political with the playful – but presenting art about racist violence in a fun-park atmosphere felt like a misfireGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s dusk on Friday as we follow the sounds of screaming through a former industrial estate in downtown Hobart. My friend and I arrive at a field of astroturf facing a 12-metre-wide scaffold emblazoned with neon white text that reads:“I’VE COMPOSED A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM.TAKE A K