Last Thursday saw the launch of the City of Sydney’s 2009 Art and About festival and the Laneways By George! Hidden Networks Temporary Art programme - see my last post for more info. The suit-wearing end of town never looked so good, so go and explore it for yourself.
Urban Barcode by Maix Myer, Tribe Studios, Damien Hadley and Tim Carr
Visitors are framed by two giant barcodes. The flourescent tubes mimmick the barcode to Jan Gehl’s book, “Life Between Buildings” while the one painted in black on the ground is from Jean-Luc Goddard’s “Two or three Things I Know About Her”. Motion sensors detecting movement adjust the intensity of light.
I Dwell in the City by Kim Bridgland, Adrian Hill, Aline Joyce and Theresa Schubert
At the same time repulsive and attractive, each piece of “skin” is a living, breathing entity, providing aural and tactile stimulation.
Infinity Forest by Matthew Chan, Isabel Cordeiro and Katie Hepworth
A green oasis in the city, the mirrored walls of the infinity forest allow its inhabitants to escape, albeit briefly, the concrete jungle.
The Meeting Place by ASPECT Studios, Derlot, Herbert & Mason
In a tight space made even tighter by spongy membranes, people entering from opposite sides are forced to negotiate with each other to continue their journey.
PS: Potential Spaces by Neeson Murcutt Architects, Chalk Horse and Freehills
Architecture, law and art combine to reveal the underground course of the Tank Stream.
Seven Metre Bar by Richard Goodwin, Russell Lowe and Adrian McGregor
Gaming technology meets weather forecasts and disaster debris in the most ambitious of the eight projects that doubles as a bar.
But refreshment comes at a moral price at Sydney’s newest outdoor watering hole. While enjoying your CFC Crush or Greenhouse Punch amid the washed up dinghies and wrecked cars, contemplate the thought that current sea level change predictions put this end of town under water in the not too distant future. Will you take action to help prevent this from happening?
The bar operates Wed - Fri and the installations themselves are in place until January 31, 2010.
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