Wells, water holes, hot springs and billabongs were, until recently, central meeting points for communities worldwide. ‘Drawing’ on this global history, these ‘sonic wells’ communicate with ‘sister’ wells elsewhere in the world.
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Weather Cranes (2007)
Two heritage-listed cranes are rendered humidity and temperature sensitive. Each crane holds aloft (on its pulley wire) a set of switched, weather-responsive coloured indicator lights. One of these sets of lights responds to temperature, and the other to relative humidity.
Wireless House (2006)
proposed for City of Sydney’s ‘Glebe Point Road Public Art Project’, 2006.
Site: The ‘Wireless House’, Foley Park.
Built in 1934, the ‘Wireless House’ was equipped with a crystal radio set audible through the apertures of the structure. Although a popular meeting place for Glebe residents and the unemployed, the service was terminated after a short time, after a government official declared that sitting around all day was not in the public interest and that the ‘Wireless House’ encouraged indolence. I proposed to reinvigorate the ‘Wireless House,’ transforming it from a redundant curio into an active element of the local community’s cultural milieu.
Newtown Shuffle (2005)
A colour-to-sound formula has been produced by the artist, by asking a cross-section of people to correlate a colour wheel with a musical scale. This formula has been applied to footage of a drive along King St., Newtown, Sydney – a section of road known locally as ‘the Newtown shuffle’ due to its […]
Postcard from Broken Hill (2004)
Shot from inside a spinning, speeding car, this work captures one of the local youth’s attempts to escape their ennui. […]
Minor Attractor (Prototypes II & III) (2002)
Minor Attractor stores solar energy each day, utilising it at night to attract insects. The resultant artificial ecosystem is simultaneously displayed under the same UV light that is used as the ‘attractor’. […]
Pissoir (2000-01)
a collaboration with Steven Greenwood
Pre-existing urinals in a gallery toilet are sensitised to allow participants (both male & female) to draw using their urine. As the urine passes through a light field it is tracked by computer. The resulting line drawings are traced life-size in real-time on monitors in an adjacent gallery space. […]
See Me See You (2000)
Videos captured during ‘Mind’s Eye,’ included in the Paralympics Arts Festival, Sydney, 2000.
6 low quality analogue video surveillance cameras capture the public unawares in a light-free interactive installation space. […]
Window, Not (dedicated to Howard Arkley) (1999)
This window emits broad spectrum light in an attempt to emulate daylight. Like a real window it changes with the fluctuating light of the day, giving an artificial impression of the world outside, using light as a medium. Produced with the assistance of the UNSW Solar Research Centre, this work involved the construction of an… Continue reading Window, Not (dedicated to Howard Arkley) (1999)
Ice Heart (1998)
A small glass chamber containing a heart moulded from ice sits atop a tiled pyramid. A solar-powered refrigerator unit hidden within the pyramid cools the chamber to freezing. Solar cells lying on beach towels around the pyramid provide the energy with which the ice heart is maintained. Sunny days provide ample power to cool the… Continue reading Ice Heart (1998)