shadow art installations 2011

shadows is a loose collective of Tasmanian based artists who engage in environmental installation as a means of reflecting on and highlighting issues of concern within our environment.

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Falls Festival Marion Bay 2011

shadows art installations

sculptural installations throughout the festival site by some of Tasmania’s most exciting environmental installation artists

1.    The Horns of Plenty – this was a collaborative group installation project, which welcomed people to the festival and gave a taste of things to come. Incorporating recycled tent materials, bendy metal, bush dyed fabric pole wraps, and a trippy welcome sign by Josh Foley to get everyone in the festival mood. Other collaborating artists were Martin Cole and Karen Austen (flags)Prue Peterson (metalwork) Jez Smith (installation) and Ralf Haertel (pole wraps)

 

2.    Seek, Longing and Refuge is a series of large-scale bush wood stack installations by Martin Cole, which explores deep emotional connections with place, and displacement.

 

3.    Eathpoles 2 - by Ralf Haertel - recycled woolen blankets were dyed on site by the artist and volunteers using native bush dyes collected from the gully behind The Village, then used to create earthy pole wraps during Art camp in 2010 - these were renewed and reinstalled for 2011 using new bronze fabric for the tops and bottoms...

 

 

4.    Rainbow Tree – by Jo Anglesey was a set of trees with fabric wrapping in the rainbow spectrum, which celebrated the value of our eucalyptus forests and their role in maintaining critical environmental cycles.

5.    Tent Dreams – these colourful and quirky flags celebrate the spirit of festivals and adventure, and were made by Martin Cole and Karen Austen from recycled discarded tent materials collected in part from the 2010 Falls Marion Bay camping site - post festival, of course.

6.    Dragons Fly - a swarm of oversize dragonflies that buzzed over the surface of the water. Created by Port Sorell artist Linda Barker from locally sourced natural materials, they were also equipped for night flying with lights

   
7.    Infinity – this ancient symbol for infinity and the magician, cut into the ferns, is an invitation to contemplate... exactly that.  A collaborative installation, by Martin Cole and Ralf Haertel

8.    Dance and Love by Hobart based artist and activist Ceci Edwards. These large scale colourful tree spirit banners celebrate the dance of life.

9.     Shadow Histories – this installation by Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Vicki West is made up of nine woven willow spiral disks, along with the shadows that they cast. It makes reference to the ongoing impact of colonial land practices, while also paying homage and respect to the nine Tasmanian Aboriginal nations.

plus installing The Village dragonfly in flutter tent