Invisible By Night, Evolution Of Fearlessness, Duality of Light
Sydney artist Lynette Wallworth's three installations are intense, immersive experiences. Wallworth makes skillful use of video and responsive technologies to create deeply emotional and human experiences.
Acclaimed around the world as individual pieces, Sydney Festival presents Invisible by Night, Evolution of Fearlessness and Duality of Light for the first time as a trilogy designed to take each viewer on a moving, unique and singular journey.
Created in 2004, Invisible by Night presents the projection of a life–sized woman whose eternal pacing can be quietly interrupted by the viewer. Commissioned originally for The Melbourne Festival 2004‚ in response to the layered history of the site of Melbourne’s first morgue, Wallworth chose to create a piece about the process of grief and loss, and the transient nature of compassion.
Evolution of Fearlessness features the portraits of eleven women residing in Australia‚ but originating from countries such as Afghanistan‚ Sudan‚ Iraq and El Salvador‚ who have lived through wars‚ survived concentration camps or extreme acts of violence. The work focuses on a state beyond terror and loss, most closely akin to mercy.
The final piece in the trilogy, Duality of Light, was commissioned by the Adelaide Film Festival Investment fund 2009 and presented at the Festival this year. The work allows each visitor to go on a unique and singular journey past sound portals that challenge our perception of space. In navigating the installation environment, visitors encounter a stranger whose surprising presence reveals the duality at the heart of the work.
To view a documentary from the ABC on Lynette Wallworth's work (available online until the end of Sydney Festival 2010), click here.
Duality of Light (2009)
Commissioned by Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund (2009)
Produced by Forma
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
By Lynette Wallworth
in collaboration with Chris Watson - Sound
and Pete Brundle - Video Processing and System Design
Lighting: Bluebottle
Technical Director: Kamal Ackarie
Evolution of Fearlessness (2006)
Commissioned by New Crowned Hope Festival
Produced by Forma
THE WOMEN:
Ayen born Sudan
Edith born Germany
Fatima born Iraq
Jenny born Australia
Ihsan born Eritrea
Violetta born Chile
Kaliope born Greece
Eva born Austria
Tomasa born El Salvador
Rita born Australia
Shafiqa born Afghanistan
Production Management: Zoe Turner
Technical Director: Kamal Ackarie
Cinematography and Lighting Design: Michael Williams
Interactive System Designers: Matthew Gardiner and Pete Brundle
Camera and Lighting Assistant: Rocco Fasano
Editor: Rhys Graham
Visual effects/technical production assistance: James Verdon
Set Construction and Stand by Props: Kate Russell
Assistant: Ivanka Sokol
Invisible by Night (2004)
Commissioned by Experimenta.org
Touring produced by Forma
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Camera and Editor: Roberto Salvatore
Performer: Ivanka Sokol
Lighting: Marden Dean
System Design: Matthew Gardiner and Pete Brundle
Original Interface: Daniel Horwood
To download a free program for the exhibition, click here.
For information on Lynette Wallworth's artist talk, click here.
To view the Inner West 2010 Minisite, click here.
Photo: Rocco Fasano
