Matt Hewson
An immersive art installation giving passersby the chance to part of a living work of art is in Geelong for one more month.
Phosphoresence, award-winning Geelong-based artist Laura Alice’s spectacle of light and sound, will be in the Malop St entrance of Market Square until October.
Combining art and technology, Phosphoresence uses hand-painted artworks, animation, projection, sound design and programming to create an interactive experience that responds to people’s movement and energy.
Ms Alice said the installation, created with the help of carpenter Cal Caiger, was intended to transport people out of the mundane and into another world.
“I’m really curious about creating a sense of wonder in people’s everyday,” she said.
“My intent is to surprise people, that when they’re out shopping or doing their everyday tasks that they suddenly step into something that catches them off guard and that can kind of create a sense of wonder in people’s everyday lives.”
The theme of the work is energy, whether from the smallest living creatures or in the boundless reaches of the universe.
“I’ve been entranced by the notion that at our essence, we are all composed of vibrating energy particles,” Ms Alice said.
“The entire cosmos, from atoms to stars, engages in an intricate dance of energy. Human bodies, too, are stardust and energy made conscious.
“Through ‘Phosphorescence’ I aimed to capture the science and magic of this reality. I wanted to break down the illusion of human separation from the world around us. The space invites viewers to see themselves as integral to the larger cosmic and subatomic dance, using reflections and technology to integrate them into the artwork.”
