COMMISSIONED WORK

Commissioning new work by Australian media artists is fundamental to our program of exhibitions and touring. Through the commissioning process Experimenta supports the artists to develop their work beyond the important stage of research and development to be works of art that will engage and thrill the imaginations of our audiences.

Experimenta has provided significant production and skills development opportunities for emerging and mid career artists over the past five years through its New Visions Commissions. The program has nurtured new Australian talent by encouraging partnerships with industry, by providing mentoring throughout the development of the works and the opportunity to participate in group exhibitions with 24 month touring schedules.

The commissioning program has produced highly successful artworks that have toured to 20 venues Australia wide. A selection of the works have also toured to London and Liverpool in 2006 as part of Undergrowth, an Australian government initiative to market Australian visual and performing arts to the UK.

Experimenta provides marketing support for the works and many have become much-loved audience favourites in each venue they are shown and attract favourable media attention.

Immersion

Artists: Angela Barnett, Andrew Buchanan, Darren Balingall, Chris MacKellar & Christian Rubino
Experimenta Playground exhibition

The sea life in this virtual rock pool respond to visitors gestures and shadows, offering an interactive oceanic experience without getting wet.

Charmed

Artists: Priscilla Bracks, Gavin Sade & Matt Dwyer
Experimenta Playground exhibition

An intervening tap on the window into a charmed world grabs the inhabitants' attention and draws them out of their television trance.

What's Yours is Mine

Artists: David Lawrey & Jaki Middleton
Experimenta Playground exhibition

Inspired by both childhood mythology and art history, this is an interactive sculptural installation that uses absurdist humour to examine the frustration and vulnerability of the human condition.

The Cocktail Party Effect

Artists: Stephen Barrass & Chris Gunn
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

Revealing secrets and sharing memories from its juicy past, this is a cocktail glass with character that convinces you there's more to the world than meets the eye.

Camouflage 1

Artist: Penny Cain
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

Mimicking the chameleon instincts of small animals this urban creature tests how far our human need for belonging will push us as we approach the limits of our integration into the urban jungle.

Train No. 8

Artist: Daniel Crooks
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

Using his 'timeslice' technique, Crooks has created a stereoscopic work that transforms a global metropolis into a model, fairytale world.

Dislocation

Artist: Alex Davies
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

The simultaneous presence and absence of "phantoms", created by overlaying pre-recorded sequences with realtime footage, defies rational thought and creates a haunting atmosphere.

Supported by; Altronics, ViewSonic

Pataphysical Man

Artist: Shaun Gladwell
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

In this contemplative video work that combines extreme sport and art, Gladwell draws the viewer's attention to the construction of the human form, its beauty and potential to perform heroic, physical, gravity-defying feats.

The Shy Picture

Artist: Narinda Reeders & David Macleod
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

The Shy Picture resembles an early black & white film still that comes to life, but which refuses to disclose the plot.

Supported by: Andrew Baxter

Unfurl::Project

Artists: Martina Mrongovius & Sruli Recht
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

Created using a stereographic process Unfurl brings to life two hundred images stored on a single sheet of film.Supported by: Holographics North, Mark Ruff photography, Ged Wright

UCICU

John Howland & Robert McCulloch
Experimenta Vanishing Point exhibition

Based on the RGB colour system, UCICU uses mathematical data to break down the component parts of an image in order to lay bare the illusory nature of what we perceive on the screens we watch on a daily basis.

Supported by:
Jaycar Melbourne
Plasticut

Invisible by Night

Artist: Lynette Wallworth Site: Federation Square, Melbourne

Unheard Voices: Invisible by Night 2004
Experimenta commissioned Unheard Voices: Invisible by Night which premiered at the 2004 Melbourne International Arts Festival.
The interactive projection evokes the personal stories of the people interred at Melbourne’s Princes Bridge Morgue (where the Melbourne Visitors Centre now stands) between 1871 and 1888

Expecting

Artists: Van Sowerwine, Isobel Knowles, Liam Fennessey
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition

Looking like a miniature girl's bedroom, Expecting blends the real and the virtual to give the impression of innocence and childhood.

Supported by; Liam Fennessey

Orbiculum

Artists: Lycette Bros.
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition

In this nostalgic recreation of the archetypal Australian backyard, Lycette Bros. speculate on the fate of the suburban dream.

Supported by; Manuco Electronics, Mother’s Art Productions

Virsual - the Digital Rocking Horse

Artists: Steven Mieszelewicz, Nimrod Weis, Asaf Weis (ENESS)
Experimenta House of Tomorrow exhibition

Designed as an immersive installation, Virsual is the ultimate toy for the playroom of the future.

Supported by; Vacupack, Tweaker New Media, Holmesglen Institute of Tafe, Camplex Pty Ltd