Marian Drew + Alana Hampton: The Lorikeet Island Project

Marian Drew and Alana Hampton present a multi-channel media and sound installation; creating an immersive environment through the layering of light, sound, light drawing and the projection of still and moving photographic images. 

Their work is based around a little visited island in the middle of the Gold Coast Broadwater – which they have named after the multitude of lorikeets that have made it their home. The island is covered with mangroves and at high tide is completely washed through by the sea, creating an environment that is totally transformed by the rhythms of the moon and sea water. The final installation also draws upon historical, scientific, and environmental knowledge with the collaboration of the Griffith School of Coastal Management. Visitors will find themselves experiencing moments of darkness, to emulate the experience of being on the water at night – floating in suspension in flux with the tide. 

Marian Drew + Alana Hampton: The Lorikeet Island Project will be a feature exhibition of the 2012 Queensland Festival of Photography. Marian Drew is an artist and Senior Lecturer in Photography at Queensland College of Art. Alana Hampton is an artist and Head of Art at St Hilda’s School Southport.

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After a visit to the exhibition, The Studio is available for teachers to run self-led art activities from the Lorikeet Island Education Kit. Watercolour paints and pencils, brushes, paper and trays are supplied. For bookings please contact the gallery on 07 5581 6567 and follow up with a School Visit Booking Form.

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Marian Drew and Alana Hampton
Marian Drew is Associate Professor Queensland College of Art based at Southbank.
Alana Hampton is currently studying for her MA at Queensland College of Art Gold Coast Campus and is Head of Art at St Hilda’s School Southport. 
DATE Sat 31 Mar, 4.00pm
COST FREE
VENUE Panorama Suite
BOOKINGS gallery@theartscentregc.com.au

DATE Sat 24 Mar – Sun 6 May 2012
VENUE Gallery 2
YEAR LEVEL SUITABILITY Grade 4 - 12
CURRICULUM AREAS Visual Art, Local Studies, Environmental Science,
THEMES Interpreting the environment with multimedia
ART FORM Multimedia, Photography, Installation
TEACHERS KIT Available Term 1, 2012

Feature exhibition of the 2012 Queensland Festival of Photography