An Australian artist will be put in a container and buried under a busy Hobart street for three days as part of the city's annual Dark Mofo winter festival.
Mike Parr will have a sketchpad, pencils, water, bedding and a meditation stool with him when he is lowered below Macquarie Street on June 14.
The road will be sealed over and traffic will continue as normal just inches above Parr.
He'll spend 72 hours underground before being dug out.
The 73-year-old aims to acknowledge violence in the 19th century, particularly the near-total destruction of Tasmania's Aboriginal population after the arrival of 75,000 British and Irish convicts.
"It is a story that is not well known, but is ever-present, just beneath the surface of our contemporary culture," Dark Mofo creative director Leigh Carmichael said.
"We try to present new artists each year, but when Mike Parr asks to be buried under the streets of Hobart, it's hard to say no.
"The fact that (his) work will happen underground, just out of sight, as everyday life continues above it, is clearly no coincidence."
Signs will be put up to let people know Parr is in a container underneath the street.
Dark Mofo, produced by the Museum of Old and New Art, is no stranger to odd performances.
In 2017, the festival copped criticism from animal rights groups over an animalistic sacrificial ritual that included a bloody bull carcass.
