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Nelson School of Music FaçadeIlluminating the heritage façade of the Nelson School of Music facility illustrates the link between festivals of light and music to the community. During the dark hours programmed colour and intensity effects will be on display, and during the Winter Arts Festival performances the lighting will synchronize with the stage with pulsating rhythm.
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The lotus has long been regarded as sacred by many of the world’s religions, especially in India and Egypt, where it is held to be a symbol of the Universe itself. Rooted in the mud, the lotus rises to blossom clean and bright, symbolizing purity and resurrection. The leaves and flowers are borne high above the water. It is often compared to the enlightened being who emerges undefiled from the chaos and confusion of the world. In India, the Hindus hold the lotus seed to be especially sacred because the seed contains perfectly formed leaves, providing a complete template for the adult plant. This is believed to be Divine form passing from the abstract into tangible reality. The eight- petaled lotus used in Buddhist mandalas speaks to cosmic harmony.
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Light DanceLight dance is an array of 256 linked lights that float on water. The work can be viewed from the rotunda and the banks of the pond in the Queens Gardens. Through the sequences of lights a memorizing 'story' will unfold.
Thanks to LED Stuff (http://ledstuff.co.nz) for helping to support this project.
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The Last TreeThe Last Tree represents our destruction of our natural environment. Ironically the last tree is artificial, fabricated from electronics and lights symbolising our tendency to try and fix human generated environmental problems with technology, rather than change our habits. The Last Tree also represents hope (that we can behave more responsibly) by inviting visitors (adults and children) to keep the tree 'alive' by peddling a bicycle attached to an electrical generator. Through changing light, the tree will indicate when it is being powered to health.
Only after the last tree has been cut down.
Only after the last river has been poisoned.
Only after the last fish has been caught.
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.
Native American saying
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Walk Without a Shadow of DoubtWalking Without a Shadow of Doubt is a about reflections and shadows of our human nature. Drawing, painting, photography and digital animation have all been woven together to create this body of work. My aim is to fully integrate my ideas around Art and Technology and to explore every medium available that allows the ink to flow. Having worked as an intaglio printmaker for several years, I see the same issues between fine arts and art reproduction for graphic designers. Although similar principles of design may be considered, more purist forms of art creating have often challenged the reproductive arts. As non-digital art and digital art continue to overlap in my own work I see a way of breaking down some of those barriers. Discovering multi media and creating the video clip ‘Walk Without A Shadow of Doubt’ brought these images to another level of art making. Taking simple imagery and bringing it alive with sound and movement is a relatively new direction for me. Again pushing my own boundaries, opening doors for opportunities to show the work in public places is what inspires me.