UNDER MY UMBRELLA
VIVID Sydney 2017
Artists:
Beam Collective: Bettina Easton (Australia) / Colin Shum (Australia) / Grace Tham (Australia) /
Ales Vasenda (Australia)
Collaborators:
Northrop Consulting Engineers: Isabel Duffy (Australia) / Michael Turner Manners
Show Support: Andrew Hasler (Australia)
E Productions Australia: Robert Easton (Australia)
Pittwater Services: Anthony and Sam Papandrea
3S Lighting: Joshua Ludwick, Robert Dome, Ray Yeung
Xicato: Webster Chu
Sponsors: 3S Lighting, Xicato
Under My Umbrella invites you to dream and dance under a glowing canopy as it sways gently in the wind.
The canopy is made up of a mass of magical umbrellas that dim and glow as you dance beneath them. This whimsical installation also casts a sea of stars on the laneway below, enveloping dancers in light.
Visitors can download the XIMtroller app to choreograph the canopy and the installation also communicates to people’s smart devices when they are nearby via iBeacon and PhyWeb.
The installation has a simple message: “Come join us and dance the night away – Under My Umbrella!”
Country represented by installation: Australia