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WORK
Commissioning new work by Australian media artists
is fundamental to our program of exhibitions and touring. Through the
commissioning process
Experimenta supports the artists to develop their work beyond the important
stage of research and development to be works of art that will engage
and thrill the imaginations of our audiences.
Experimenta has provided
significant production and skills development opportunities for emerging
and mid career artists over the past five
years through its New Visions Commissions. The program has nurtured
new Australian talent by encouraging partnerships with industry, by providing
mentoring throughout the development of the works and the opportunity
to participate in group exhibitions with 24 month touring schedules.
The
commissioning program has produced highly successful artworks that
have toured to 20 venues Australia wide. A selection of the works have
also toured to London and Liverpool in 2006 as part of Undergrowth,
an Australian government initiative to market Australian visual and
performing
arts to the UK.
Experimenta provides marketing support for the works
and many have become much-loved audience favourites in each venue they
are shown
and attract
favourable media attention.
> NEW VISIONS COMMISSIONS 2007
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Immersion
Artists: Angela Barnett, Andrew Buchanan, Darren Balingall,
Chris MacKellar & Christian Rubino
Experimenta Playground exhibition
The sea life in this virtual rock
pool respond to visitors gestures and shadows, offering an
interactive oceanic experience without getting
wet. |
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Charmed
Artists: Priscilla Bracks, Gavin Sade & Matt Dwyer
Experimenta Playground exhibition
An intervening tap on the
window into a charmed world grabs the inhabitants’ attention
and draws them out of their television trance. |
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What’s Yours is Mine
Artists: David Lawrey & Jaki Middleton
Experimenta Playground exhibition
Inspired by both childhood mythology
and art history, this is an interactive sculptural installation
that uses absurdist humour to
examine the frustration and vulnerability of the human condition. |
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> NEW VISIONS COMMISSIONS 2005
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The Cocktail Party Effect
Artists: Stephen Barrass & Chris Gunn
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
Revealing
secrets and sharing memories from its juicy past, this is
a cocktail glass
with character that convinces you there’s
more to the world than meets the eye. |
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Camouflage 1
Artist: Penny Cain
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
Mimicking the
chameleon instincts of small animals this urban creature tests
how far our human need for belonging will push us as we approach
the limits of our integration into the urban jungle. |
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Train No. 8
Artist: Daniel Crooks
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
Using his ‘timeslice’ technique,
Crooks has created a stereoscopic work that transforms a global
metropolis into a
model, fairytale world. |
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Dislocation
Artist: Alex Davies
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
The simultaneous
presence and absence of “phantoms”,
created by overlaying pre-recorded sequences with realtime footage,
defies rational thought and creates a haunting atmosphere.
Supported by; Altronics, ViewSonic |
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Pataphysical Man
Artist: Shaun Gladwell
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
In this contemplative video work
that combines extreme sport and art, Gladwell draws the viewer’s
attention to the construction of the human form, its beauty and
potential to perform heroic,
physical, gravity-defying feats. |
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The Shy Picture
Artist: Narinda Reeders & David Macleod
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
The Shy Picture resembles an early
black & white film still
that comes to life, but which refuses to disclose the plot.
Supported by: Andrew Baxter |
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Unfurl::Project
Artists: Martina Mrongovius & Sruli Recht
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
Created using a stereographic process
Unfurl brings to life two hundred images stored on a single
sheet of film.Supported by: Holographics
North, Mark Ruff photography, Ged Wright |
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UCICU
John Howland & Robert McCulloch
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition
Based on the RGB colour system, UCICU
uses mathematical data to break down the component parts of
an image in order to lay bare
the illusory nature of what we perceive on the screens we watch
on a daily basis.
Supported by:
Jaycar Melbourne
Plasticut |
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Invisible by Night
Artist: Lynette Wallworth
Site: Federation Square, Melbourne
Unheard Voices: Invisible by
Night 2004
Experimenta commissioned Unheard Voices: Invisible by Night
which premiered at the 2004 Melbourne International Arts Festival.
The interactive projection evokes the personal stories of the
people interred at Melbourne’s Princes Bridge Morgue (where
the Melbourne Visitors Centre now stands) between 1871 and 1888 |
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Expecting
Artists: Van Sowerwine, Isobel Knowles, Liam Fennessey
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition
Looking like a miniature girl’s
bedroom, Expecting blends the real and the virtual to give
the impression of innocence and
childhood.
Supported by; Liam Fennessey |
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Orbiculum
Artists: Lycette Bros.
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition
In this nostalgic recreation of the
archetypal Australian backyard, Lycette Bros. speculate on
the fate of the suburban dream.
Supported by; Manuco Electronics,
Mother’s Art Productions |
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Virsual - the Digital Rocking Horse
Artists: Steven Mieszelewicz, Nimrod Weis, Asaf Weis (ENESS)
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition
Designed as an immersive installation,
Virsual is the ultimate toy for the playroom of the future.
Supported
by; Vacupack, Tweaker New Media, Holmesglen Institute of Tafe,
Camplex Pty Ltd |
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