“I LOVE A PIXELATED COUNTRY”
(The RUNDLE LANTERN goes REGIONAL)
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
My Country by Dorethea Mackeller
As Country Arts SA’s and Illuminart’s Digital Salons roam across the state we are offering the opportunity for 4 regional based artists to design a digital art work for the Rundle Lantern.
The Rundle Lantern is a unique canvas that uses computer controlled LEDs to illuminate 748 square panels to deliver a platform for digital art. It operates each night from dusk until midnight, with hours for special events. Constructed around the Rundle Street UPark, its purpose is to enrich, invigorate and enliven the intersection of Rundle Street and Pultney Street. At 1066 square metres, the Rundle Lantern can be programmed to display numbers, letters and geometric shapes as well as an infinite array of lights, colour, morphing designs and patterns as has featured works by recognised Australian artists and emerging artists alike.
We want artists to explore and pixelate their version of their country, dreams, thoughts and region to design a digital work that will be witnessed by thousands of commuters and shoppers in Adelaide.
Country Arts SA’s Geek In Residence, Cindi Drennan will select 4 artists whilst she travels the Digital Salons across the state.
The artists selected will participate on an online forum and a weekend workshop where New Media Creative Director, Lachlan Tetlow Stuart will provide tuition through an on line forum and skype sessions for the artists, book ending and supporting a two day face to face session, covering technical requirements, history about the lantern’s creation, past work that has been shown, plus conceptual approaches and challenges that the Lantern presents along with software / hands on tips and tricks to using the software involved.
Artists selected will be provided with $750 commissioning monies + $250 towards travel and accommodation for the weekend workshop.
Artists will be required to be available on line for the online forums and skype sessions between May 16th to 27th and in person for the workshop in Adelaide on May 21st & 22nd 2011.
For further information about this opportunity and to submit an expression of interest, contact Steve Mayhew at Country Arts SA on 08 8444 0426. Or contact us via our facebook page or email info at digitalsalon.net.au
Lachlan Tetlow Stuart
Lachlan is a new media creative director working across a range of creative disciplines; from theatre & dance to public happenings & interactive digital events. His recent digital works include Dial D For Disaster (‘09 Format Festival), Suburban Giants (‘08 Feast Festival, Electrofringe ‘09), & video artist on Restless Dance Theatre’s Bedroom Dancing (Come Out ’09). Through his PD opportunities Lachlan has continued to develop innovative systems of interactivity within creative contexts including: Splendid Arts Lab (’09 Australia Council, Performance Space), Time Place Space 6 (’09 Australia Council, Performance Space ’09), & Crossover (’09 Adelaide Film Festival, Film Australia). He developed The Short Message Service, an interactive performance that rebalances the audience / performer divide through SMS technology along with an interactive augmented reality installation integrated with Federation Square’s large screen & provoked perceptions of reality at the 2010 Next Wave Festival.
Rundle Lantern
The “Lantern” is a large building on the corner of Rundle Street and Pulteney Street in Adelaide SA. It is a unique canvas that uses computer controlled LEDs to illuminate 748 square panels to deliver a platform for digital art. It operates each night from dusk until midnight.
At 1066 square metres, the Rundle Lantern can be programmed to display numbers, letters and geometric shapes as well as an infinite array of lights, colour, morphing designs and patterns. It is a massive canvas that is 100% green-powered and the light show is carbon neutral. The Lantern’s LEDs use less energy than conventional incandescent bulbs and the lifespan of an LED lamp is 100 times that of a conventional bulb. The panels are installed at an angle to allow 50% air flow throughout the floors of the UPark for ventilation. You can find out more about the lantern here. http://www.rundlelantern.com.au/ and here is a link to a video of The Rundle Lantern, Adelaide from Martin Whipp on Vimeo.
