Installations

Neon Nomads

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Installed from 19 September 2014 to 11 October 2014
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An illuminated cone-shaped installation displays an image of a person, set in a park at night with trees and lights in the background.

An urban camp with one eye on the digital age and the other on a more nomadic past.

Curators: Celina Stang, Luca Ionescu
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Glowing tipis covered in LED art, film, sound, animation and text, in a shared space created by artists with a love of the tipi and all it symbolises – refuge, hearth, and a nostalgia for a simpler life.

Artist

Artists involved include Wendy Red Star, Jeremyville, Adam Hill, Phil James, Matilda Brown, Universal Everything, GMUNK, Robert Hodgin, Graphonaute, One Day on Earth, Jonathan Zawada, Luca Ionsescu and Zach Dougherty.

Performers suspended on ropes execute acrobatic moves on the side of a tall glass building against a clear sky.

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