the big anxiety festival naarm 2022

Experience artwork below.

Philip samartzis

The overarching soundscape created by Philip Samartzis and activated through collaboration with Tamara Borovica, Live Particle and N’arweet Carolyn Briggs set the atmosphere for the exhibition and produced a noticeable calming effect on audiences, helping to integrate the various senses and slow down the pace of movement in the space.  Click  ▶︎ to listen.

Live particle & Tamara borovica

Live Particle with Tamara Borovica created opportunities for haptic and kinetic engagement through an object-based, somatic installation.

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Hiromi Tango

ANTHony clarke (Bloxas)

Fiona hillary

Fiona Hillary’s large neon light installation We are all made of exploding stars activated light and colour to create a sun and star-like shape that was interactive via sensors located on the floor – as children walked near the installation, certain lights would shimmer on and off.  

Larissa Hjorth (Playbour)

Playbour (Larissa Hjorth) presented the Mobile Playstation a mobile art station that included postcards, paints, drawing materials and other prompts for play and creative experimentation. The Mobile Playstation invited audience participation and engaged closely with Boonwurrung language through the guidance of N’arweet Carolyn Briggs

Heather Hesterman

plantbathing labs

Heather Hesterman presented a series of three ‘plantbathing labs’, circular structures surrounded by plants: two of these created the opportunity for audiences to climb inside and be surrounded by plants, the third was filled with tactile and sensory plants that enticed audiences to touch and smell.

ANNA SCHWANN

Anna Schwann activated the sense of smell through a series of scents.