sharyn brand
to be heard
Beacon was part of the 10th Anniversary of the Gertrude Street Projection Festival 2017
It all started when...
Sharyn Brand’s multimedia installation transforms The Grand Caravan, into a BEACON.
A beacon is a device to attract attention and also shine a light on potential danger.
The Grand Caravan will be transformed through light and sound into a beacon in the night. It is a lighthouse of hope and welcoming, and an instrument to light the way to seeing possibility for a new future.
With BEACON, I aim to shine a light on the history of the area and the constant relocation of peoples "for their own good". I believe that by illuminating the past and present, we may have a better sense of where we could go in the future.
The Caravan will have a revolving halogen light inside, shining out of the windows like a lighthouse. This light will be interrupted by cut outs of silhouettes, like shadow puppets, within the windows. These silhouettes will be site responsive, a succession of maps of the Atherton Gardens Precinct, inspired by American artist Denis Wood.
The installation will be accompanied by a soundscape in juxtaposition to the past histories of the site. This may include news broadcast of utopian future outcomes transposed by recorded sounds of the area.
