Hobart Trip: Day 2 Afternoon
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xenithDay 1: Afternoon
Day 1: Evening
Day 1: Night
Day 2: Morning
Need to finish my trip reports before I forget all the little bits. So, during the last instalment, we looked left the recycled art exhibition and had a Devonshire tea at the 24 hour bakery. After this break, we went in search of Antartic tents.
Antarctic tents aren't that easy to find, and required going back to the arts centre to ask the helpful girl there if she knew where they were. She did.
So Antractic tents, with a voice repeating statements starting with the phonetic/spelling alphabet.
A bit weird, and it seems they are lit up at night. Will be back!
For now we have another art exhibition to hunt down, Beam in thine own eye, of which Spectra is actually part. The rest of it is located in Mac 1, that is Macquarie Wharf 1, on the other side of the waterfront at the end of Hunter St.
No snow on the mountain.
Two ferries coming in (Emmalisa & Mona Roma)
Hunter St (remember that), with Mac 1 on the left. There was a sign for the exhibition out the front with an arrow pointing onto the road. But then no further signs or arrows from the road. Until we went to the back of the building. I didn't know there are a space at the back, but it seems there is.
And quite a big space. Also rooms around the edges, each of which had an art installation. The big door at the back under the yellow walkway was closed, because it wasn't working. We weren't sure is this was good or bed, because it cames with lots of warnings.
If you have any history of photosensitive epilepsy, you are strongly advised not to enter the exhibition. Due to the immersive nature of the installation, there is a danger of motion sickness, trance-like states and blackouts; and epileptic seizures may be experienced in varying degrees. In addition, people suffering from asthma or general breathing problems, migraine and headaches, eye and ear diseases, or claustrophobia, are advised not to enter. Pregnant women, children and those below the age of 18 may not attend ZEE.
A Cubic Meter Of Infinity. The cube is made up of six mirrors (green on the back) tied together. When you look in the protruding edges, you can see forever.
Taking photos though, a bit trickier.
Music In The Room. A dark room with little screens around the edges.
What is shown on the screen depends is what is happening about it--viewer as part of the art. (And that's the source of the red in the previous photos.)
Face and hands.
I was trying to get just my hand AND take a photo if it. This was the best one.
They're actually mirrored contact lenses it says in the description. This might have been an effective image except a larger version is being used to promote the exhibition and so it's everywhere. As a result, seeing the actual art is rather meh.
But this one is very cool.
We Close Our Eyes And See A Flock Of Birds. It's a small round room, full of tiny little lights. Three or four people go in and sit on the seat in the middle, and close their eyes for five minutes.
Then all those little lights flash on and off and you see the weirdest things.
This was a dark room with a blue light. I'm sure there was a point to it, and that was probably on the leaflet we were carrying around but it's a bit hard to read in a dark room.
LAMENT OF THE IMAGES. The first room had 3 text panels with people's stories on them. Then, according to the description you walk through darkness to a second space. Temporarily blinded, become aware of what is now in your own mind's eye.. What actually happened was, well, you know that thing about buying a kid an expensive present and they've happiest playing with the box?
Big white screen!
There were some other things, like helmets with cameras attached where you were supposed to able to see what the other helmet wearers saw but it wasn't working. Mostly though, I was tired. I thought about sitting down but that area is too "busy" so I decided going back to hotel was a better idea.
A fire engine raced up, and the fire guys jumped out and looked in this building but they didn't seem to find what they were looking for. Instead I hear they went around the back and checked out Zee.
If you haven't seen that view before you haven't been paying attention. Lovely blue sky means very cold day. I'm wearing a two long-sleeved tops, a shirt, a zipped up fleecy jacket and a scarf. When did city get so cold?
Also no snow.
I wondered if that light post had just been painted, because it was very noticeable and I haven't noticed it before. Or it might have been the way the sun was shining. That's the Town Hall, not be confused with the City Hall.
I didn't go straight back to the hotel. First I stopped by tip shop to pick up my book and stuff from the day before.
This is stuff.
It's made in China. When I look at it, I think if it was in a discount shop, on a shelf with other ornaments and probably priced at a few dollars, I wouldn't be interested in it. If it was in the gift shop of a Chinese museum, and probably priced at a lot more dollars, I would think it something I had to have. This is a curious idea which makes it interesting stuff.
Also cool when the light shines through it.
Camera took this photo. I don't know when or how, but there were four all similar but different views of the hotel room and on that was all white. Strange camera.
Anyway, I sat on the bed and read for a while because I was tired after all the looking at things already today, and there were a lot more things still to do. Starting with looking for the skywhale.
Day 1: Evening
Day 1: Night
Day 2: Morning
Need to finish my trip reports before I forget all the little bits. So, during the last instalment, we looked left the recycled art exhibition and had a Devonshire tea at the 24 hour bakery. After this break, we went in search of Antartic tents.
Antarctic tents aren't that easy to find, and required going back to the arts centre to ask the helpful girl there if she knew where they were. She did.
So Antractic tents, with a voice repeating statements starting with the phonetic/spelling alphabet.
A bit weird, and it seems they are lit up at night. Will be back!
For now we have another art exhibition to hunt down, Beam in thine own eye, of which Spectra is actually part. The rest of it is located in Mac 1, that is Macquarie Wharf 1, on the other side of the waterfront at the end of Hunter St.
No snow on the mountain.
Two ferries coming in (Emmalisa & Mona Roma)
Hunter St (remember that), with Mac 1 on the left. There was a sign for the exhibition out the front with an arrow pointing onto the road. But then no further signs or arrows from the road. Until we went to the back of the building. I didn't know there are a space at the back, but it seems there is.
And quite a big space. Also rooms around the edges, each of which had an art installation. The big door at the back under the yellow walkway was closed, because it wasn't working. We weren't sure is this was good or bed, because it cames with lots of warnings.
If you have any history of photosensitive epilepsy, you are strongly advised not to enter the exhibition. Due to the immersive nature of the installation, there is a danger of motion sickness, trance-like states and blackouts; and epileptic seizures may be experienced in varying degrees. In addition, people suffering from asthma or general breathing problems, migraine and headaches, eye and ear diseases, or claustrophobia, are advised not to enter. Pregnant women, children and those below the age of 18 may not attend ZEE.
A Cubic Meter Of Infinity. The cube is made up of six mirrors (green on the back) tied together. When you look in the protruding edges, you can see forever.
Taking photos though, a bit trickier.
Music In The Room. A dark room with little screens around the edges.
What is shown on the screen depends is what is happening about it--viewer as part of the art. (And that's the source of the red in the previous photos.)
Face and hands.
I was trying to get just my hand AND take a photo if it. This was the best one.
They're actually mirrored contact lenses it says in the description. This might have been an effective image except a larger version is being used to promote the exhibition and so it's everywhere. As a result, seeing the actual art is rather meh.
But this one is very cool.
We Close Our Eyes And See A Flock Of Birds. It's a small round room, full of tiny little lights. Three or four people go in and sit on the seat in the middle, and close their eyes for five minutes.
Then all those little lights flash on and off and you see the weirdest things.
This was a dark room with a blue light. I'm sure there was a point to it, and that was probably on the leaflet we were carrying around but it's a bit hard to read in a dark room.
LAMENT OF THE IMAGES. The first room had 3 text panels with people's stories on them. Then, according to the description you walk through darkness to a second space. Temporarily blinded, become aware of what is now in your own mind's eye.. What actually happened was, well, you know that thing about buying a kid an expensive present and they've happiest playing with the box?
Big white screen!
There were some other things, like helmets with cameras attached where you were supposed to able to see what the other helmet wearers saw but it wasn't working. Mostly though, I was tired. I thought about sitting down but that area is too "busy" so I decided going back to hotel was a better idea.
A fire engine raced up, and the fire guys jumped out and looked in this building but they didn't seem to find what they were looking for. Instead I hear they went around the back and checked out Zee.
If you haven't seen that view before you haven't been paying attention. Lovely blue sky means very cold day. I'm wearing a two long-sleeved tops, a shirt, a zipped up fleecy jacket and a scarf. When did city get so cold?
Also no snow.
I wondered if that light post had just been painted, because it was very noticeable and I haven't noticed it before. Or it might have been the way the sun was shining. That's the Town Hall, not be confused with the City Hall.
I didn't go straight back to the hotel. First I stopped by tip shop to pick up my book and stuff from the day before.
This is stuff.
It's made in China. When I look at it, I think if it was in a discount shop, on a shelf with other ornaments and probably priced at a few dollars, I wouldn't be interested in it. If it was in the gift shop of a Chinese museum, and probably priced at a lot more dollars, I would think it something I had to have. This is a curious idea which makes it interesting stuff.
Also cool when the light shines through it.
Camera took this photo. I don't know when or how, but there were four all similar but different views of the hotel room and on that was all white. Strange camera.
Anyway, I sat on the bed and read for a while because I was tired after all the looking at things already today, and there were a lot more things still to do. Starting with looking for the skywhale.
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Date: 2013-07-13 09:23 am (UTC)Love the tents!
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Date: 2013-07-13 09:29 am (UTC)