HOTMESS is a multidisciplinary collaboration between Sophie May and Gabrielle Miller. They create surrealistic narratives and performative art offering audiences healthy escapism. Designed to ignite your creative fire, we immerse you in a fictional world, using costume, sound, lighting and stories. Their practice takes many forms from immersive life-drawing shows to online courses, festival performances, gallery exhibitions and art direction.
Our signature show, In The Flesh, is a decadent life drawing experience designed to ignite your creative fire and release you from normality. Be prepared to be immersed in a fictional world of costume, sound, lighting and performance used to playfully nudge one to question the fabric of life through emotional experiences. We thrive on the edge exploring ideas that are cheeky, evocative and conceptual, creating a banquet of food for thought, a bit of heat in your seat and a smile on your dial. With meticulous art direction, we curate each show to create a dynamic space where participants can liberate their creativity. Our goal is to transcend boundaries, fostering an environment where the audience actively engages, experiments, and discovers the diverse worlds we craft through performance. Welcome to a new dimension of artistic expression with HOTMESS. We have have performed at Splendour In the Grass, Return To Rio, Party In The Paddock, Cairns Festival Horizon Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Metro Arts, GUAM, HOTA and Byron Theatre