Project Developments

Experimenta’s House of Tomorrow tour opened on the 7th of May at the Warrnambool Art gallery. The ExperimentaLAB co-ordinator spent the week preceding the opening assisting with the install and troubleshooting with video works the artists were making. As part of the install tours of the show were given to interested participants from Brophy house. These young people expressed an interest in working on the project and met with the artists at the exhibitions opening.

The artists began weekly workshops with a group of 9 young people who are clients of Kulcha shift, Brophy’s Youth Enterprise initiative. They meet on Thursdays and are collaborating with the artists in the editing of video work about Fletcher Jones.

Project Extension and Outcome

During this period of time Experimenta received extra funding from the Australia Council to extend the employment of the project co-ordinator to support the project. As a result the project has gained an extra six weeks for the outcome, which is now planned for July 30th at the Fletcher Jones factory. This will give the team of artists more time for editing and construction of the ball.

The project is also a grateful recepient of a grant from the Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation.
As part of the artists’ professional development a briefing session was held with the Warrnambool Art Gallery 2 months to describe the work.

Artist Briefing to Warrnambool Art Gallery Curator: May 27th

A scaled down model of the ‘Silver Ball’ (used as a rain water tank) at the Fletcher Jones Factory, Warrnambool will be reconstructed and accommodate interactive audiovisual equipment.

The ‘Silver Ball’ will replicate its counterpart and span 1.5m in diameter, be positioned on a tripod and a case will house rigging/technical equipment at the base of the structure. The sphere will consist of up to three pneumatic doors that open to reveal TV screens. Each screen will showcase short films and clips created and gathered throughout the duration of the Experimenta Lab (Warrnambool) project. Each of the screens will be powered by or triggered by different mechanisms i.e. a sewing machine, bicycle and car seat with peddles.

Footage
The short films and clips created and gathered throughout the duration of the Experimenta Lab (Warrnambool) project consist of:

• Fletcher Jones short documentaries
• Short animation clips from local community groups
• Short videos created by Nathan, Gage, Muz and Caroline
• Other short videos from local artists may be screened in the ‘Silver Ball’
• Sound pieces created by the local community with Muz
  

Size
Sphere: 1.5m diameter
Total height: 3.5m
Floor space needed to operate: 8m diameter

Presentation
Saturday 30th July, 4:30pm
Fletcher Jones Gardens
Artists are currently considering other locations to present the ‘Silver Ball’ on Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July. This could create a ‘mini tour’ of Warrnambool and focus on three popular locations that are visible and have easy access for various members of the community.