Horizon Festival - Online for 2020 - Art + Tech

Field Trip

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:26:37 +0000

Field Trip is a national online research symposium focused on creative practice at the intersection of art, science, technology and the environment.

The symposium will traverse the continent exploring the ethics of interdisciplinary art and the role of creativity in reimagining the future.

The event features some of Australia’s leading artists and includes keynote presentations, panels, interactive artworks and participatory experiences that explore the possibilities of presenting ecologically engaged creative work in virtual environments.

To explore the full program and register to attend this free symposium, head over to the Arts Front website: https://artsfront.com/event/42651-field-trip-symposium

https://artsfront.com/event/42651-field-trip-symposium

Aug 08 2020 to Aug 31 2020

Sat 8 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Industry

Visual Art

Words + Ideas

8.45am - 5pm

SYMPOSIUM

Words + Ideas

Presented in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Arts Front and Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT).

SYMPOSIUM

A Forest In My Pocket

peta.huggett — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:46:48 +0000

A Forest In My Pocket is a magical, augmented reality adventure for children.

Created by illustrator and animator Helena Papageorgiou and narrated by Mischa Long, A Forest In My Pocket leads kids and families on a trail of discovery to find magic in their homes and little worlds in their backyards.

Print-at-home images come to life via augmented reality using smartphone app, EyeJack. Simply download the series of three images below, place them around the house and have the EyeJack app ready to guide your children through this exciting adventure.

This experience is designed to be child-led, with help from the parents to set up the prints and technology.

In the first animation, the children will meet a little character, Morio, who will speak directly to your child and give them instructions for various tasks and activities around the home.

Here is a step by step guide to setting up this activity for your child.

Jul 01 2020 to Jul 30 2020

1 Jul - 31 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Anytime

FOR KIDS

3 - 8 Years

Art + Tech

Presented in partnership with EyeJack, with support from Kids on the Coast.

FOR KIDS

Step 1: Print the images

IMAGE 1 // Print and place under your child’s pillow or somewhere they will find it when they wake up.

Download Image1.pdf (5.2 MB)

IMAGE 2 // Print and hide in the kitchen, perhaps behind a door or in the pantry.

Download Image2.pdf (1.94 MB)

IMAGE 3 // Print and hide somewhere outside where your child can build Morio’s home.

Download Image3.pdf (3.21 MB)

PRINTABLE INSTRUCTIONS // You can also print these instructions to keep handy.

Download Instructions.pdf (113.66 KB)

Don’t have a printer?
Don’t worry – head along to your local Sunshine Coast Council Library and they’ll have some print outs ready for you to collect.

Step 2: Scan the QR Code or download the EyeJack app.

Download the free EyeJack app from i Tunes or on Google Play or scan the below QR code.

Step 3: Play time!

When your child is ready to play, open EyeJack and tap on the event 'Forest In My Pocket’ and tap ‘LAUNCH AR’. Aim your device at the artwork (the images you have printed) and the animation will begin to play on the screen of your smart device.

Step 4: Share + Win

If you like, you can record the animation through the EyeJack app and save on your device, then share to social media.

Thanks to Kids on the Coast, if you share the animation or a photo of your kids on their adventure and post to Instagram with the hash tag #horizonartfest, you will go in the draw to win a deluxe picnic from Grazing Acres delivered to your home.

The winner will be drawn on 31 Aug and notified via DM. Please note this competition is only open to Sunshine Coast residents.

TIPS + TRICKS

Supplies for world building
The following constructing supplies will be handy to have on hand for this adventure.

Scissors
Tape
Blue Tak or plasticine
Pegs
Recycled cardboard
Plastic Containers
String
Newspaper
Fabric

Need tech support?
Email Morio and he'll help you out - horizon@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Enjoy!
Anything is possible and there is no right or wrong.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

The adventure was created by Helena Papageorgiou, a video producer, animator, projection artist and illustrator. From concept to screen, Helena tells stories through movement, image and illustration.

The voice of Morio is narrated by Mischa Long, an artist, designer, performer and teacher who has spent more than 20-years working with Polyglot Theatre, a globally renowned company that creates, produces and tours theatre for children, with an emphasis on the children's own discovery and story making.

Parametric

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 01:50:12 +0000

Parametric is an interactive digital artwork that investigates our individual and collective emotional state in a post isolated world to create unique pieces of art.

Parametric exists in the intersection of art and technology. Driven by html code and parametric equations, this digital artwork invites you to engage, respond and create.

You are invited to input your feelings on a sliding scale across a series of questions about how you feel about your life and relationships. Each input changes the artwork and renders a morphing and shifting piece of art on the screen before your very eyes.

When you’re ready to share into the “cloud”, your data will be merged with other people’s data, creating a dynamic piece of art that displays our collective feelings in real-time.

Stylistically, the work is a throwback to early computer graphics, with coloured shards twisting and turning across the screen with a rhythm and beauty reminiscent of a late 90s screen saver.

Parametric is equal parts enjoyable and confronting. The artwork is a metaphor for life; while we have some control over the input, the artwork still twists and turns of its own accord. After all, what is life other than rhythm and beauty coupled with a lack of absolute control.

With no identifying data being requested or stored we hope that people will feel free to express themselves personally and honestly.

Experience Parametric now at https://parametric.manxmachine.com/

https://parametric.manxmachine.com/

Jul 16 2020 to Jul 30 2020

Thu 16 Jul

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Visual Art

HOMEGROWN

Visual Art

This Homegrown project is supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

HOMEGROWN

Listening in the Wild

kaitlyn.black — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:45:20 +0000

Listening in the Wild is a series of immersive soundscapes exploring environments across the Sunshine Coast that will be produced live and streamed for listeners to engage with at home. These experiences are created by artists Lyndon Davis and Leah Barclay as transient listening experiences interwoven with Kabi Kabi stories.

Listening in the Wild comprises three separate experiences, streamed live online and also available post event for audiences to access anywhere at any time. The locations include virtual sound walks through Eudlo Creek National Park, a journey along the Maroochy River and an ocean expedition from Mooloolaba Beach.

Each soundscape will be accompanied by a site-specific image captured by Sunshine Coast based documentary photographer Tricia King.

Sun 12 Jul, 4pm: Maroochy River (Freshwater)

Sun 19 Jul, 4pm: Eudlo Creek National Park (Rainforest)

Sun 26 Jul, 4pm: Mooloolaba (Ocean)

HOW TO LISTEN

The live streams will be shared to Horizon Festival’s social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - at the times listed above.

The recorded livestreams will be available on this webpage 24 hours after the performance.

Whether tuning in live or afterwards, this is a deep listening experience with binaural 3D soundscapes that are best experienced with headphones. We encourage you to close your eyes, put your headphones on and lie down somewhere quiet to listen.

https://www.listeninginthewild.com/

Jul 12 2020

12, 19 + 26 Jul

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Words + Ideas

4pm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Leah Barclay
Leah Barclay is a sound artist, designer and researcher who works at the intersection of art, science and technology. Leah's research and creative work over the last decade has investigated innovative approaches to recording and disseminating the soundscapes of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to inform conservation, scientific research and public engagement. Her work explores ways we can use creativity, new technologies and emerging science to reconnect communities to the environment and inspire climate action. Leah has been the recipient of numerous awards and her augmented reality sound installations have been presented across the world from Times Square in New York City to the Eiffel Tower in Paris for COP21. Leah is currently a Lecturer in Design at the University of the Sunshine Coast where she is leading multiple research projects and the development of a new sound program.

Lyndon Davis
Lyndon Davis is a direct descendant of the local Kabi Kabi people, traditional custodians of the Sunshine Coast region. In 1995, Lyndon founded the Gubbi Gubbi Dance troupe, bringing together a group of young Indigenous artists from the Sunshine Coast, presenting local Traditional Aboriginal Song and Dance. The dance troupe are now one of the most in demand Aboriginal performance groups in Queensland and are regular performers at major events. In addition to his performance work, Lyndon is an active visual artist, painting the stories of his homelands and the connection between people, the land, the animals and spirituality. Over the past years, he has worked with anthropologist Dr Ray Kerkove researching the local traditional designs of South East Queensland and incorporating a contemporary form into his artwork, acknowledging the Aboriginal art styles from this region. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Senior Fellowship from the University of the Sunshine Coast and is an active member of several research projects with the School of Creative Industries.

Tricia King
Tricia King is a Lecturer in Photography in the School of Creative Industries at USC and an active documentary photographer. Her research focuses on photography, its role in personal and cultural memory, and the construction of identity. Utilising techniques like photo-elicitation, documentary and collaborative photography, Tricia develops collaborative participant-driven projects working predominantly with people experiencing social isolation. Most recently she has worked with older people living in aged care to explore their lived experience and help develop programs to assist with greater socialisation. She is working to expand this project to include other communities and will work with participants on further co-curated exhibition projects.

WORDS + IDEAS

Presented by Lyndon Davis, Leah Barclay + Tricia King

Words + Ideas

WORDS + IDEAS

Maroochy River

EUDLO CREEK

OLD WOMAN ISLAND

A Galaxy of Suns

peta.huggett — Mon, 25 May 2020 12:45:45 +0000

Join us as we REWIND to this incredibly special performance held at Bankfoot House against a backdrop of Mt Tibrogargan in Horizon Festival 2019.

A Galaxy of Suns is a spectacular 36-part choir performance that ‘sings’ the stars as they rise and set over the 360˚ of our horizon. Tracking the Earth’s motions through space, the work documents in real-time the audience’s precise position in relation to the stars, sonifying stellar data in a unique celebration of the majesty and beauty of the cosmos.

Featuring award winning local choir, Oriana Choir, A Galaxy of Suns uses GPS data with parameters such as location on the horizon, brightness, size, age and chemical composition of stars, and translates them into sonic and aesthetic variables including rhythm, pitch, volume, panning, colour and light intensity.

Join lead artist Michaela Gleave on this four-minute recap of the performance as she explains how the work transverses contemporary art, music, astronomy and design. We also feature an audio recording of the post-show artist talk and information about the app so that you can experience A Galaxy of Suns in your own backyard!

Jun 08 2020 to Jun 30 2020

Mon 8 Jun

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Music

9am

REWIND

Presented by Michaela Gleave with Amanda Cole + Warren Armstrong

This otherworldly experience evoked truncated lightyears and consideration of one’s solitary insignificance in the cosmos.

TREVOR H. SMITH, VISUAL ARTS SOUTH WEST

Visual Art

Produced in association with Experimenta Media Arts and Bureau of Works and supported by Australia Council for the Arts and Arts NSW. Presented at Horizon Festival with support from the Sunshine Coast Council Cultural Heritage Levy.

REWIND

Maroochydore

A RECAP OF THE PERFORMANCE

POST-PERFORMANCE ARTIST TALK

THE SMART PHONE APP

In addition to the spectacular performance, A Galaxy of Suns is also a smart phone app that pinpoints your location and provides a real-time audio-visual interpretation of the stars as the rise and set above you. Find out more about the app here.